| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | David Christopher Leach |
| Born | (1942-02-10)10 February 1942 St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 4 May 2025(2025-05-04) (aged 83)[1] Collingwood, Ontario, Canada |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Rowing |
David Christopher Leach (10 February 1942 – 4 May 2025) was a Canadian rower. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics.[2] Following his Olympic career, Leach and his friend Lach MacLean attended Trent University, where the pair founded the Trent University Rowing Club in 1970.[3] One year later Leach, with the help of Trent University biology professor David Carlisle, organized the first Head of the Trent rowing regatta on 23 October 1971.[3]
Leach died on 4 May 2025 in Collingwood, Ontario, at the age of 83.[1][4]
References
- ^ a b "David Christopher "Chris" Leach". Fawcett Funeral Homes. May 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chris Leach Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ a b Jenish, D'Arcy (2014). Trent University: celebrating 50 years of excellence. Peterborough, Ontario: Trent University. pp. 135–7. ISBN 978-1-77041-221-7.
- ^ "Chris Leach". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
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