Barney Williams
Barney Williams (born March 13, 1977) is a Canadian rower. He was educated at Upper Canada College, the University of Victoria, and currently at Oxford University.
He won a gold medal at the 2003 world championships in Milan, Italy and a silver in the same event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He also has two wins and a second in the four in Rowing World Cup events.
Williams is married to the Canadian rower Buffy-Lynne Williams, who came fourth in the women's pair in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
He is currently reading for a Diploma in Legal Studies at Oxford University, and rowed in the winning Blue boat in the 2005 Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race.
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Achievements
- Olympic Medals: 1 Gold
- World Championship Medals: 1 Silver
- Blue Boat Appearances: 1 (1 win)
Olympic Games
- 2004 – Silver, Coxless Four (with Jake Wetzel, Thomas Herschmiller, Cameron Baerg)
World Championships
- 2003 – Gold, Coxless Four (with Jake Wetzel, Thomas Herschmiller, Cameron Baerg)
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| Canadian medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics | |||
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| Gold: Kyle Shewfelt, men's floor exercise gymnastics; Lori-Ann Muenzer, women's 200 m track cycling sprint; Adam van Koeverden, men's K1 500 m kayak; Chantal Petitclerc, women's 800 m wheelchair (demonstration event) | |||
| Silver: Karen Cockburn, women's trampoline gymnastics; Cameron Baerg, Jake Wetzel, Thomas Herschmiller and Barney Williams, men's four rowing team; Tonya Verbeek, women's 55 kg freestyle wrestling; Alexandre Despatie, 3 m springboard diving; Marie-Hélène Prémont, women's cross country mountain bike; Ross MacDonald and Mike Wolfs, Star class sailing regatta | |||
| Bronze: Blythe Hartley and Émilie Heymans, women's synchronized 10 m platform diving; Adam van Koeverden, men's K1 1000 m kayak; Caroline Brunet, K1 500 m kayak | |||