Will Fletcher
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William Fletcher (born 24 December 1989) is a retired British rower who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Education
Fletcher studied at Durham University as a member of Hild Bede, graduating with a Modern Languages degree in 2011.{{cite web|title=Dunelm Issue 02|url=https://issuu.com/durhamfirst/docs/dunelm_issue_02|website=Issuu|date=April 2016 |accessdate=7 May 2018|language=en}}
Rowing career
He competed at the 2013 World Rowing Championships in Chungju, where he won a bronze medal as part of the lightweight coxless four with Adam Freeman-Pask, Jono Clegg and Chris Bartley.{{cite web |url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2013-world-championships/event-information |title=2013 World Rowing Championships: Event Information |website=WorldRowing.com |publisher=International Rowing Federation |accessdate=20 August 2020}}
He was part of the British team that topped the medal table at the 2015 World Rowing Championships at Lac d'Aiguebelette in France, where he won a silver medal as part of the lightweight double scull with Richard Chambers.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2015-world-rowing-championships/|title=2015 World Rowing Championships results|publisher=World Rowing}}
He and Richard Chambers placed seventh in the men's lightweight double sculls event at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.{{cite web |url=https://www.britishrowing.org/2020/01/rio-2016-olympian-will-fletcher-announces-his-retirement-from-international-rowing/ |title=Rio 2016 Olympian Will Fletcher announces his retirement from international rowing |publisher=British Rowing |date=17 January 2020 |access-date=29 March 2024}}{{cite web|title=Will Fletcher |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/will-fletcher |website=Rio 2016 |accessdate=25 September 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825052744/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/will-fletcher |archivedate=25 August 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|title=Lightweight Men's Double Sculls – Standings |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/rowing-standings-ro-lightweight-mens-double-sculls |website=Rio 2016 |accessdate=25 September 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922162211/https://www.rio2016.com/en/rowing-standings-ro-lightweight-mens-double-sculls |archivedate=22 September 2016 |url-status=dead }}
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Category:Olympic rowers for Great Britain
Category:Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain
Category:Alumni of the College of St Hild and St Bede, Durham
Category:Durham University Boat Club rowers
Category:21st-century British sportsmen
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