Daniel Ritchie

Daniel Ritchie (born 6 January 1987 in Margate) is a British rower.

Daniel James Cameron Ritchie
Ritchie at Redgrave and Pinsent Rowing Lake
Personal information
Native nameDaniel Ritchie
National teamGreat Britain Rowing Team
Born6 January 1987 (1987-01-06) (age 34)
Margate, Kent, England
EducationThe Southport School, Australia
Alma materThe University of Kent
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
SportRowing (River & Coastal)
PositionStroke side
ClubLeander Club & Herne Bay ARC
Achievements and titles
World finals5

Rowing career

Ritchie was introduced to rowing while attending The Southport School in Queensland, Australia.[1]

He was part of the British squad that topped the medal table at the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled, where he won a silver medal as part of the eight with Nathaniel Reilly-O'Donnell, Cameron Nichol, James Foad, Alex Partridge, Moe Sbihi, Greg Searle, Tom Ransley and Phelan Hill.[2] Two years later he competed at the 2013 World Rowing Championships in Chungju, where he won a gold medal as part of the eight with Tom Ransley, Alex Gregory, Pete Reed, Moe Sbihi, Andrew Triggs Hodge, George Nash, Will Satch and Phelan Hill.[3]

References

  1. "Dan Ritchie | Biographies | British Rowing". www.britishrowing.org. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  2. "2011 World Rowing Championships". WorldRowing.com. World Rowing Federation. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  3. "2013 World Rowing Championships: Event Information". WorldRowing.com. International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2020.


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