Peter Haining (rower)
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Peter Moir Haining (born 3 April 1962) is a former Scottish rower and three times World Lightweight Sculling Champion.
Haining was born at Dumbarton, Scotland, the son of Jackie and Betty Haining. His father and sister were rowers, and he learnt to row at Loch Lomond Rowing Club. He attended Levenvale Primary School and Vale of Leven Academy and left school to start apprenticeship as painter and decorator, but as international level rowing in the UK at the time was centred around London he went south to join London Rowing Club
.
In 1984 he went to Nottingham to the National lightweight squad after being impressed by a Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association
four at Henley. His first international success came in the 1986 Commonwealth Games, where the GB lightweight four, rowing as England, won gold. He also won two silver medals at the World Rowing Championships
in the lightweight coxless four
in 1986 and 1987 and bronze in the lightweight eight
in 1990. He was a member of the crew that won the Ladies' Challenge Plate
at Henley Royal Regatta
in 1989 on a rerow. In 1990 when he was persistently late for training in the eight, his coach pushed him into single scull
ing.
Although a lightweight rower, Haining competed for Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics
in Barcelona, in the unplaced quadruple scull. He was then World Champion in lightweight single sculls in 1993, 1994 and 1995. Rowing for Auriol Kensington Rowing Club
, he won the Wingfield Sculls in 1994, 1995, and 1996 and competed in the single scull at the 1996 Summer Olympics
in Atlanta, finishing 11th overall, rather than competing in one of the lightweight events introduced at that games.
Haining was runner up to Greg Searle
in the Diamond Challenge Sculls
at Henley in 1997 and won a silver medal at the World Championships lightweight coxless pair
s in 1998. In 2000 he won the Wingfield Sculls again. His last international appearance before retiring was in the GB lightweight eight at the World Rowing Championships in 2002.
In 2005 Haining joined Richard Spratley as coach at Oxford Brookes University Boat Club
where he was responsible for training all crews including that winning The Temple Challenge Cup in 2006
Haining was born at Dumbarton, Scotland, the son of Jackie and Betty Haining. His father and sister were rowers, and he learnt to row at Loch Lomond Rowing Club. He attended Levenvale Primary School and Vale of Leven Academy and left school to start apprenticeship as painter and decorator, but as international level rowing in the UK at the time was centred around London he went south to join London Rowing Club
London Rowing Club
London Rowing Club is one of the oldest rowing clubs on the River Thames in London, United Kingdom.It is regarded as one of the most exclusive and successful rowing clubs in Britain. and its Patron is HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh....
.
In 1984 he went to Nottingham to the National lightweight squad after being impressed by a Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association
Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association
Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association was formed in 1982 by a small group of elite rowers from the Trentside clubs in Nottingham UK. After 25 years of national and international success it was disbanded, in 2007....
four at Henley. His first international success came in the 1986 Commonwealth Games, where the GB lightweight four, rowing as England, won gold. He also won two silver medals at the World Rowing Championships
World Rowing Championships
The World Rowing Championships is an international rowing regatta organized by FISA . It is a week long event held at the end of the northern hemisphere summer and in non-Olympic years is the highlight of the international rowing calendar.The first event was held in Lucerne, Switzerland in 1962...
in the lightweight coxless four
Coxless four
A coxless four is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars.The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oar. There are two rowers on the stroke side and two on the bow side...
in 1986 and 1987 and bronze in the lightweight eight
Eight (rowing)
An Eight is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for eight rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars, and is steered by a coxswain, or cox....
in 1990. He was a member of the crew that won the Ladies' Challenge Plate
Ladies' Challenge Plate
The Ladies' Challenge Plate is one of the events at Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. Crews of men's eight-oared boats below the standard of the Grand Challenge Cup can enter, although international standard heavyweight crews are not permitted to row in the...
at Henley Royal Regatta
Henley Royal Regatta
Henley Royal Regatta is a rowing event held every year on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. The Royal Regatta is sometimes referred to as Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage...
in 1989 on a rerow. In 1990 when he was persistently late for training in the eight, his coach pushed him into single scull
Single scull
A single scull is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for a single person who propels the boat with two oars, one in each hand....
ing.
Although a lightweight rower, Haining competed for Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
in Barcelona, in the unplaced quadruple scull. He was then World Champion in lightweight single sculls in 1993, 1994 and 1995. Rowing for Auriol Kensington Rowing Club
Auriol Kensington Rowing Club
Auriol Kensington Rowing Club is an amateur rowing club, based in Hammersmith in west London, England. The club was formed in 1981 by the amalgamation of two separate clubs - Auriol Rowing Club which was founded in 1896, and Kensington Rowing Club which was founded in 1872...
, he won the Wingfield Sculls in 1994, 1995, and 1996 and competed in the single scull at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
in Atlanta, finishing 11th overall, rather than competing in one of the lightweight events introduced at that games.
Haining was runner up to Greg Searle
Greg Searle
Gregory Mark Pascoe Searle MBE is a British Olympic rower educated at Hampton School and London South Bank University....
in the Diamond Challenge Sculls
Diamond Challenge Sculls
The Diamond Challenge Sculls is a rowing event for men's single sculls at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England...
at Henley in 1997 and won a silver medal at the World Championships lightweight coxless pair
Coxless pair
A Coxless pair is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars.The crew consists of a pair of rowers, each having one oar, one on the stroke side and one on the bow side...
s in 1998. In 2000 he won the Wingfield Sculls again. His last international appearance before retiring was in the GB lightweight eight at the World Rowing Championships in 2002.
In 2005 Haining joined Richard Spratley as coach at Oxford Brookes University Boat Club
where he was responsible for training all crews including that winning The Temple Challenge Cup in 2006