Christopher Bates (rower)

Christopher Bates is a former British lightweight rower.

Rowing career

Bates was three times world champion; twice with the lightweight men's four and once with the lightweight men's eight. He represented England and won a gold medal in the lightweight coxless four, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.
He was part of the coxless pairs crew, with Peter Haining, that won the national title rowing for Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association, at the 1988 National Rowing Championships.
His daughter Laura, is also a very accomplished rower who has recently joined London Rowing Club.