Colin Cusack

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Colin Cusack
Personal information
Born1950
Wallingford
Sport
SportRowing
ClubWallingford RC
London RC
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1977 Amsterdam Lwt eight
Silver medal – second place 1976 Villach Lwt eight
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Hazewinkel Lwt four

Colin Cusack is a retired British lightweight rower.

Rowing career[edit]

Cusack won the coxed pairs with Carl Purchase and the coxless pairs with Tony Richardson, rowing for the Wallingford Rowing Club, at the 1974 National Rowing Championships.[1] 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] In 1978 he was part of the lightweight coxless four that finished 5th in the A final at the 1978 FISA Lightweight Championships in Copenhagen.[5]

Cusack continued to row in veteran events, earning 15 gold medals with rowing partner Sean Morris and in combination with others at the 2013 World Masters Regatta in Italy.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Hart could cause upset if he starts in singles sculls." Times, 19 July 1974, p. 9". Times Digital Archives.
  2. ^ Railton, Jim (12 August 1976). "Shock therapy for lightweight eight". The Times. p. 6 – via Times Digital Archives.
  3. ^ Railton, Jim (29 August 1977). "Rowing". The Times. p. 11 – via Times Digital Archives.
  4. ^ "Colin Cusack". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  5. ^ Railton, Jim (7 August 1978). "Rowing". The Times. p. 6 – via Times Digital Archives.
  6. ^ "ROWING: Morris & Cusack shine in World masters" Oxford Mail (September 13, 2013). Retrieved 27 October 2019.