Garry Herbert

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Garry Gerard Paul Herbert (born October 3, 1969 in London ) is a former British helmsman in rowing who was 1992 Olympic champion in two with helmsman .

Career

Herbert drove the British eighth at the 1987 Junior World Championships to fourth place. Herbert had his first appearance at the rowing world championships in the adult class in 1991 when he won the bronze medal with the British eighth. In 1992 he formed a two-man with helmsman with Gregory Searle and Jonathan Searle from the 1991 eight . In the final of the 1992 Olympic Regatta in Barcelona, ​​the British defeated the Italian two-man with Carmine Abbagnale , Giuseppe Abbagnale and Giuseppe Di Capua , who had dominated this boat class in the 1980s. The brothers Searle and helmsman Herbert also won the 1993 World Rowing Championships in Račice u Štětí . While the Searles rowed in an uncontrolled four from 1994, Garry Herbert moved back to eight, after finishing eighth at the 1994 World Championships and sixth in 1995, the British eighth missed the final at the 1996 Olympic Games and finished second in the B final eighth place overall.

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personal data
SURNAME Herbert, Garry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Herbert, Garry Gerard Paul (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British rower
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd October 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH London