Name Michael Hart | Role Olympic athlete | |
Michael John "Mike" Hart MBE (born 24 October 1951) is a British former rower who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Hart was at Peterhouse, Cambridge and rowed in the winning Cambridge boat in the Boat Races in the 1972 and 1973 races, stroking the boat in 1973.
In 1972, he partnered David Maxwell to finish eighth rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the coxed pairs event. In 1973 he teamed up with Chris Baillieu in the double scull to win the Double Sculls Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta. Rowing for Leander Club, they won the event again in 1975.
In the 1976 Summer Olympics Hart and Baillieu won a silver medal for double sculls and the same pair won a gold medal at the World Championships the following year. They won the Double Sculls Challenge Cup at Henley again in 1977 and 1978. He was awarded an MBE in the 1977 Silver Jubilee and Birthday Honours.
Hart is an active member of Dittons Skiff and Punting Club and has won various punting championships and participated in several record breaking challenges.