Derek Porter

Quick Facts

Full Name	Derek Porter
Occupation	Rower
Date Of Birth	Nov 2, 1967(1967-11-02)
Age	57
Birthplace	Belfast
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Northern Ireland
Horoscope	Scorpio

Derek Porter Biography

Derek Porter is one of the most popular and richest Rower who was born on November 2, 1967 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The family was from Belfast, Northern Ireland, and his father Hugh Rowed for England during the annual 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and won the gold medal at the Eight-Oared Race. Porter was able to begin his rowing journey during its second year in his school, the University of Victoria.

After after the 1998 Olympics, Porter devoted himself to chiropractic education and was ranked twelfth and 13th in both the 1998 and 1997 World Championships, respectively. The year 1999 was the time that Porter spent more time in training rowing, and ended up finishing 3rd at the 1999 World Championship in the single scull race, behind Muller along with Rob Waddell.

One of the most anticipated rowing events at the 2000 Olympics was men’s single scull. In addition to Porter, it featured two-time World Champion Rob Waddell, defending Olympic champion and three-time World Championship silver medalistXeno Müller, and rising star Marcel Hacker. The race lived up to the hype. Porter finished fourth in the closest Olympic race ever, little over 2 seconds separated first from fourth.

Porter was awarded the gold medal at his 1992 Summer Olympics by after stroking his fellow athletes in the Canadian men’s eight. In a photo-finish which was a photo finish, the Canadian boat took the gold with 0.14 seconds, narrowly beating Romania in the second round, with two-time reigning World Champion Germany just 1.5 seconds further back in third. In the years prior to 1992’s Olympics, Porter had rowed in the Canadian men’s eight at both the 90 and the 1991 World Championships, finishing second to Germany every time.

Derek Porter Net Worth

Derek Porter is one of the richest Rower from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Derek Porter 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Derek Nesbitt Porter (born in November 2nd, 1967) is a gold-medal winning Olympic rower hailing from Canada.

After in 1992’s Olympics, Porter took up the sport of sculling. The year 1993 was the time he took home his first Single Scull event at the World Rowing Championships, and was among the top contenders in 1996’s Summer Olympics; Porter led for the majority of the race only to be beaten by Xeno Muller in the final 500 meters. Porter was able to hold on and claim the silver medal ahead of the two-time Olympic champion and defending Olympic Champion Thomas Lange, who finished third. After that win, Porter was awarded the Order of British Columbia in 1996.

Following the 2000 Olympics, Porter retired from rowing and kept in shape by running triathlons. In 2003, he was inducted into the University of Victoria hall of fame. Porter then started rowing again, winning the 2006 Canadian national team trials event in the single scull. Porter had planned to team with fellow Olympian Jake Wetzel in the double scull event at the 2006 World Championship, and possibly the 2008 Olympics, but shortly before the Canadian Speed Order trials, Wetzel hurt his back preventing the boat from competing at the 2006 World Championships. In 2012, Porter was inducted into the Canadian sports hall of fame.

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Facts & Trivia

Derek Ranked on the list of most popular Rower. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Derek Porter celebrates birthday on November 2 of every year.