Andrew Lindsay
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Birth name | Andrew James Ronald Lindsay | ||||||||||||
Nationality | British | ||||||||||||
Born | Scotland |
25 March 1977 ||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
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Country | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||
Sport | Men's rowing | ||||||||||||
Event(s) | Eights | ||||||||||||
College team | Oxford University Boat Club | ||||||||||||
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Andrew Lindsay MBE (born 25 March 1977) is a British former Olympic medal-winning rower and the CEO of Telecom Plus, which owns The Utility Warehouse.[1][2]
Early life
Lindsay was educated at Eton College, where he first started rowing, and read geography at Brasenose College, Oxford.[3][4] He rowed in the Oxford blue boat in The Boat Race three times, once as president of the boat club, and in The Childe of Hale, the First VIII of Brasenose College Boat Club. In 1994 he won bronze at the World Rowing Junior Championships in Munich.[1]
Rowing career
Lindsay won a gold medal in the coxed eights event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, as a member of the British rowing team.[5]
Post-retirement business career
After his Olympic success, Lindsay announced his retirement from competitive rowing and went into business.[1][6] He worked for Goldman Sachs UK and Ryness Electrical prior to joining Telecom Plus in 2007.
References
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- ↑ Profile: Andrew Lindsay Sports-Reference.com (Retrieved 12 December 2008)
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