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Oliver Wilkes
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born14 July 1995 (1995-07-14) (age 28)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
Sport Rowing
EventFours
Club Oxford Brookes University Boat Club
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Belgrade Coxless four
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bled Coxless four

Oliver Wilkes (born 14 July 1995) is a British rower. [1]

Career

Wilkes came to prominence after winning the silver medal in the coxed four, at the 2017 World Rowing U23 Championships in Plovdiv. [1] Wilkes later won a gold medal at the 2023 European Rowing Championships. [2]

At the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, he won a World Championship gold medal in the men's coxless four. [3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Athlete profile". British Rowing. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  2. ^ "GB rowers lay Paris marker with European Championship gold/". The Herald. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Rowing – World Championships – 2023". The Sports.org. Retrieved 18 September 2023.