David Weightman (rower)
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1996 Atlanta | Coxless pairs |
David Weightman (born 28 September 1971, in Brisbane) is an Australian rower.
Weightman's senior rowing was done from the Mosman Rowing Club in Sydney.
He won the silver medal with Robert Scott as the Australian men's coxless pair at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. The pair believed they had a real chance of gold and threw everything at their opponents in the final 500 metres of a thrilling race but had to be content with second place behind legendary British rower Steven Redgrave and his team-mate Matthew Pinsent.
Weightman made his international debut in 1989 at the Junior World Championships in Hungary where he took fourth place with the Australian men's junior coxed four. As a member of the Australian nen's eight he competed at World Championships in Austria (1993) and Finland (1995). He took 5th place with the Australian men's coxed four at the World Championships in the Czech Republic (1993) and USA (1994).
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