Perry Ward

Perry Ward (born 8 December 1987) is an Australian national representative lightweight rower. He rowed in Western Australia's state selection lightweight crew for thirteen consecutive years from 2006 to 2018, winning the national title on four occasions. He represented Australia at eight senior and U23 world championships, stroking every crew in which he was selected and winning a silver medal at the 2010 World Rowing Championships.

Club and state rowing Raised in Perth Western Australia, Ward's senior club rowing was with the Swan River Rowing Club.

Ward was first selected for West Australia in the men's lightweight four of 2006 to contest the Penrith Cup at the Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships. That crew led for most of the race but were overhauled by the reigning champion Tasmanians in the last stage. However Ward, Ross Brown and Todd Skipworth returned in 2007 and that year ended the long Tasmanian run of dominance in the Penrith Cup. They went on to row together in two further victorious West Australian lightweight coxless fours in 2008 and 2009. Ward continued to represent for Western Australia in the Penrith Cup each year from 2010 to 2018, winning the event again in 2017. All told, Ward raced in thirteen consecutive West Australian lightweight coxless fours from 2006 t0 2018 and was victorious on four occasions and took the silver medal six times.

International representative rowing Ward first represented Australia at the 2006 World Rowing U23 Championships in Hazewinkel in a lightweight coxless pair which placed sixth.

In 2008 he was elevated to the Australian senior lightweight squad and stepped into the stroke seat of the men's lightweight eight for the 2008 World Rowing Championships in Linz who finished in eight place. Ward did not make another national representative appearance.

Rowing palmares Australian Interstate Regatta

2006 Penrith Cup Western Australia LM4- bow seat - silver 2007 Penrith Cup Western Australia LM4- bow seat - gold 2008 Penrith Cup Western Australia LM4- bow seat - gold 2009 Penrith Cup Western Australia LM4- bow seat - gold 2010 Penrith Cup Western Australia LM4- bow seat - bronze 2011 Penrith Cup Western Australia LM4- two seat - silver 2012 Penrith Cup Western Australia LM4- two seat - silver

2013 Penrith Cup Western Australia LM4- stroke - 4th place 2014 Penrith Cup Western Australia LM4- three seat - silver 2015 Penrith Cup Western Australia LM4- three seat - silver 2016 Penrith Cup Western Australia LM4- three seat - silver 2017 Penrith Cup Western Australia LM4- three seat - gold 2018 Penrith Cup Western Australia LM4- two seat - 4th place

World Rowing Championships

2006 U23 World Championships BLM2- stroke - 6th place 2007 U23 World Championships BLM4x- stroke - 4th place 2008 World Rowing Championships LM8+ stroke - 8th place 2009 U23 World Championships BLM4- stroke - 9th place

2010 World Rowing Championships LM8+ stroke - silver 2012 World Rowing Championships LM8+ stroke - 5th place 2013 World Rowing Championships LM4x stroke - 5th place 2014 World Rowing Championships LM1x - 5th place