Alex Groves
Encyclopedia
Alex Groves is a British
sailor
.
Together with team mate Max Richardson
Groves became third at the 2008 World Championships in the 29er
boat by finishing behind Australian couples Steven Thomas
/Jasper Warren
and Byron White
/William Ryan
to claim the bronze.
Groves now studies Music at the University of Bristol
.
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
sailor
Sailing
Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...
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Together with team mate Max Richardson
Max Richardson (sailor)
Max Richardson is a British sailor.Together with team mate Alex Groves Richardson became third at the 2008 World Championships in the 29er boat by finishing behind Australian couples Steven Thomas/Jasper Warren and Byron White/William Ryan to claim the bronze....
Groves became third at the 2008 World Championships in the 29er
29er
The 29er is a two-man high performance skiff designed by Julian Bethwaite and first produced in 1998.-Background:It is targeted at youth, especially those training to sail the larger 49er. It has a single trapeze and a fractional asymmetric spinnaker. The Class is a more modern replacement to...
boat by finishing behind Australian couples Steven Thomas
Steven Thomas (sailor)
Steven Thomas is an Australian sailor.Together with team mate Jasper Warren Thomas became the 2008 World Champion in the 29er boat by finishing in front of fellow Australians Byron White and William Ryan.-Career highlights:World Championships...
/Jasper Warren
Jasper Warren
Jasper "Fang" Warren is an Australian sailor.Together with team mate Steven Thomas, Warren became the 2008 World Champion in the 29er boat by finishing in front of fellow Australians Byron White and William Ryan.-Career highlights:...
and Byron White
Byron White (sailor)
Byron White is an Australian sailor.Together with team mate William Ryan White became second at the 2008 World Championships in the 29er boat by finishing behind fellow Australians Steven Thomas and Jasper Warren, but in front of Britons Max Richardson and Alex Groves who took the bronze.-Career...
/William Ryan
William Ryan (sailor)
William Ryan is an Australian sailor.Together with team mate Byron White Ryan became second at the 2008 World Championships in the 29er boat by finishing behind fellow Australians Steven Thomas and Jasper Warren, but in front of Britons Max Richardson and Alex Groves who took the bronze.-Career...
to claim the bronze.
Groves now studies Music at the University of Bristol
University of Bristol
The University of Bristol is a public research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom. One of the so-called "red brick" universities, it received its Royal Charter in 1909, although its predecessor institution, University College, Bristol, had been in existence since 1876.The University is...
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Career highlights
World Championships- 2008 - SorrentoSorrentoSorrento is the name of many cities and towns:*Sorrento, Italy*Sorrento, Florida, United States*Sorrento, Louisiana, United States*Sorrento, Maine, United States*Sorrento, Victoria, a township on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia...
, 3rd, 29er29erThe 29er is a two-man high performance skiff designed by Julian Bethwaite and first produced in 1998.-Background:It is targeted at youth, especially those training to sail the larger 49er. It has a single trapeze and a fractional asymmetric spinnaker. The Class is a more modern replacement to...
(with Max RichardsonMax Richardson (sailor)Max Richardson is a British sailor.Together with team mate Alex Groves Richardson became third at the 2008 World Championships in the 29er boat by finishing behind Australian couples Steven Thomas/Jasper Warren and Byron White/William Ryan to claim the bronze....
)