Andrew Lindsay
Andrew James Ronald Lindsay, MBE (born 25 March 1977) is a British former Olympic medal-winning rower and the CEO of Telecom Plus, which owns The Utility Warehouse.[1][2]
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| Birth name | Andrew James Ronald Lindsay | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||
| Born | 25 March 1977 Scotland | |||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Men's rowing | |||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Eights | |||||||||||||
| College team | Oxford University Boat Club | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
Lindsay was educated at Eton College, where he first started rowing, and read geography at Brasenose College, Oxford.[3][4] He rowed in the Oxford blue boat in The Boat Race three times, once as president of the boat club, and in The Childe of Hale, the First VIII of Brasenose College Boat Club. In 1994 he won bronze at the World Rowing Junior Championships in Munich.[1]
Rowing career
Lindsay won a gold medal in the eight event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, as a member of the British rowing team.[5]
Post-retirement business career
After his Olympic success, Lindsay announced his retirement from competitive rowing and went into business.[1][6] He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2001 New Year Honours list.[7] He worked for Goldman Sachs UK and Ryness Electrical prior to joining Telecom Plus in 2007.
References
- ^ a b c "Golden Scots: Andrew Lindsay, businessman in a boat". BBC Sport. 2 July 2012.
- ^ "The best energy companies you've never heard of". The Daily Telegraph. 2 February 2015.
- ^ "Rowing: Oxford's old school tide". The Independent. 22 March 1998. from the original on 19 May 2011.
- ^ "Oxford Blue Boat 1999 profile – Andrew Lindsay". regatta.rowing.org.uk.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
- ^ "Redgrave's retirement put on hold". The Guardian. 25 September 2000.
- ^ United Kingdom list: "No. 56070". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2000. pp. 1–27.