Nigel Read

Nigel Read is a retired lightweight rower who competed for Great Britain.

Nigel Read

Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	London RC
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  Great Britain World Rowing Championships 1977 Amsterdam Lwt eight 1978 Copenhagen Lwt eight 1980 Hazewinkel Lwt eight 1976 Villach Lwt eight 1975 Nottingham Lwt eight

Rowing career

Read was part of the lightweight eight that secured a bronze medal at the 1975 World Rowing Championships.^[1] The following year he was part of the lightweight eight that secured a silver medal at the 1976 World Rowing Championships in Villach, Austria.^[2] He won a gold medal at the 1977 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam with the lightweight men's eight.^[3][4] The following year he was part of the lightweight eight that successfully defended their title and won the gold medal at the 1978 FISA Lightweight Championships in Copenhagen.^[5] He regained the title and gold medal at the World Championships in Hazewinkel, August 1980