Chris Shinners
Australian rower
Chris D. Shinners (born 8 June 1952) is an Australian rower. He was a six-time Australian champion who represented at world championships and competed in the men's coxless pair event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Club and state rowing
Shinners' senior club rowing was from the Sydney University Boat Club. He rowed in the Sydney University men's eight at the Australian Intervarsity Championships in 1971, 1972 and 1973. At the 1978 Intervarsity Championships he won the universities single sculls title, racing for Sydney Uni and in 1979 he placed second in that same event.
Shinners first made state selection for New South Wales in the men's eight which contested the 1973 King's Cup at the annual Interstate Regatta. In 1974 and 1975 he stroked the New South Wales eight to King's Cup victories. He was back in the New South Wales men's eight and seated at bow for their 1977 King's Cup victory at the Interstate Regatta.
Shinners and Tim Conrad raced in a Sydney University coxed pair at the 1974 Australian Rowing Championships placing second in that boat and also placing second in a four which also contested the coxed four championship. In 1975
Shinners rowed with Ian Luxford in a Sydney University coxed pair at the Australian Rowing Championships contesting the coxed pair title and again finished second.
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