MATLOCK rower Oli Wilkes brought a bronze medal back from Paris – on his Olympic debut – in the coxless fours rowing event.
Oli, (29), teamed up with David Ambler, Matt Aldridge and Freddie Davidson to row into third place behind the USA and New Zealand.
Born in Beverley in East Yorkshire in 1995, Oli moved with his family to Matlock when he was just two, and went to All Saints’ Primary and Highfields School in Matlock.
Oli admits he ‘didn’t show much promise in football or rugby’ but loved to mountain bike and swim, joining Matlock Swimming Club.