Peter Lambert (rower)

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Peter Lambert (born December 3, 1986 in Johannesburg , South Africa ) is a British rower who started for South Africa until 2012.

Athletic career

Peter Lambert started rowing in Johannesburg . In 2004 he took part in the two-man without a helmsman at the Junior World Championships and took 17th place. In 2006 he reached the 15th place at the U23 World Championships with the lightweight four without a helmsman . In 2009 Lambert took part in the single at the World Championships in Poznan and came in 14th. In 2010 he formed a two-man without helmsman with Ramon di Clemente , who finished seventh at the world championships . In the following year he finished 15th in the four without a helmsman at the 2011 World Championships . In 2012 Lambert rowed to eighth place in the single at the Rowing World Cup in Lucerne.

Lambert started for the United Kingdom in 2013. At the 2013 World Championships, the British double scull with Graeme Thomas , Sam Townsend , Charles Cousins and Peter Lambert won the bronze medal behind the Croatians and the Germans. At the start of the 2014 season, the British double foursome in the same line-up as last year was defeated by the Ukrainians in the final of the European Championships , 0.27 seconds behind. After two victories in the World Cup, the British lost in the World Cup final against the Ukrainians, this time 0.05 seconds behind. At the European Championships in 2015 , the double scull started with the line-up of Jack Beaumont , Sam Townsend, Graeme Thomas and Peter Lambert. Behind the boats from Russia and Ukraine, the British received the bronze medal. At the world championships , Cousins ​​were again in the boat instead of Beaumont; fourth place meant the direct Olympic qualification for 2016. At the European Championships in 2016 occupied Angus Groom , Townsend, Thomas and Lambert fifth. With Beaumont for the sick Thomas, the British double quad took fifth place at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro .

In 2017 Lambert took fourth place in the double foursome at the European Championships . After he did not compete internationally in 2018, he won the bronze medal at the European Championships in 2019 together with Jack Beaumont, Jonathan Walton and Angus Groom.

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personal data
SURNAME Lambert, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British rower
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd December 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH Johannesburg , South Africa