Oliver Wilkes
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born14 July 1995 (1995-07-14) (age 28)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportRowing
EventFours
ClubOxford Brookes University Boat Club
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 BelgradeCoxless four
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 BledCoxless 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. 1 2 "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.


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