Will Crothers

Will Crothers (born June 14, 1987 in Kingston, Ontario) is a Canadian rower. He started rowing in grade 9 for KCVI, following his brother into the sport.[2] Within just a few years, Will and his rowing partner Rob Gibson were Canadian high school champions in heavyweight pairs. Additionally, Will was named Ontario Male Athlete of the Year in 2005.[3]

Will Crothers
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Crothers
Nationality Canada
Born (1987-06-14) June 14, 1987
Kingston, Ontario
Height195 cm (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight95 kg (209 lb)[1]
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Men's eight
World Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Eton M4+
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Bled M8+
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Coxless four
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Men's eight

He won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics[1] in the men's eight, just behind the German team, with Andrew Byrnes, Gabriel Bergen, Jeremiah Brown, Douglas Csima, Robert Gibson, Malcolm Howard, Conlin McCabe and Brian Price.[4]

In June 2016, he was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team.[5] The men's rowing 4 finished last in the A-final after making it through their heat and semifinal in good standing.[6]

Crothers competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7][8]

References
  1. "Will Crothers". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  2. nurun.com. "Cheer on our athletes". The Kingston Whig-Standard. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  3. "Player Bio: Will Crothers - University of Washington Official Athletic Site - GoHuskies.com | University of Washington Athletics". www.gohuskies.com. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  4. Sadler, Emily (August 1, 2012). "Canadian Men's Eight Wins Olympic Silver". CTV Olympics. Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
  5. Ewing, Lori (28 June 2016). "Canada announces 26-member Olympic rowing team". Canadian Press. Toronto, Canada. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  6. "Canada's rowing experiment abject failure: Feschuk | Toronto Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  7. "Canada earns 3 more spots at Tokyo Olympics at last-chance regatta". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  8. "Tokyo Olympic Games Qualification Update – Lightweight Women's Double Sculls (LW2x)". International Rowing Federation. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.


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