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that same crew were selected to defend their title. They came third, taking the bronze medal and were the best performing
Australian crew at those championships. They became the first Australian crew to win successive medals at any world championships or FISA championships.
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He was a board member of Rowing
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in 1975 and 1977 he won a national championship title in the lightweight
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251:1974 World Rowing Championships
238:Australian Rowing Championships
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203:1974 World Rowing Championships
556:champions – Lightweight men's
245:National representative rowing
58:Melbourne University Boat Club
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881:JosĂ© MarĂa de Marco PĂ©rez
262:World Rowing Championship
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197:is an Australian former
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885:Juan MarĂa Altuna Muñoa
291:Coach and administrator
1820:Australian male rowers
717:Thomas von Weissenfluh
267:The following year at
1500:Jean-Christophe Bette
1120:Bernhard Stomporowski
1088:Bernhard Stomporowski
217:Club and state rowing
29:Personal information
1592:Jost Schömann-Finck
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1272:Leonardo Pettinari
565:FISA championships
404:on 21 October 2014
378:on 17 October 2018
211:World Championship
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1624:Paul Mattick
1568:James Clarke
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1496:Jérémy Pouge
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1408:Martin Kobau
1368:Thomas Ebert
1336:Thomas Ebert
1300:Thomas Ebert
1212:Chris Kerber
1176:Toby Hessian
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1108:Klaus Altena
1076:Klaus Altena
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66:Medal record
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1528:Wu Chongkui
1280:Ivano Zasio
1268:Carlo Gaddi
1044:Mauro Torta
1012:Thomas Palm
992:Mauro Torta
948:Alwin Otten
817:Clyde Hefer
785:Clyde Hefer
597:Colin Smith
330:13 November
195:Colin Smith
23:Colin Smith
1809:Categories
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1152:Carl Smith
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