The Boat Race 1982
| 128th Boat Race | |||
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| Date | 27 March 1982 | ||
| Winner | Oxford | ||
| Margin of victory | 3 and 1/4 lengths | ||
| Winning time | 18 minutes 21 seconds | ||
| Overall record (Cambridge–Oxford) |
68–59 | ||
| Umpire | Michael Muir-Smith (Cambridge) |
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| Other races | |||
| Reserve winner | Isis | ||
| Women's winner | Cambridge | ||
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The 128th Boat Race took place on 27 March 1982. Held annually, the Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames. Oxford won by three-and-a-quarter lengths, securing their seventh consecutive victory. Their number five, Boris Rankov, won a record fifth Boat Race as a rower, and Oxford's Clay brothers became the first twins to win the event.
In the reserve race, Oxford's Isis beat Cambridge's Goldie by one-and-a-quarter lengths, and in the Women's Boat Race, Cambridge were victorious.
The Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing competition between the University of Oxford (sometimes referred to as the "Dark Blues") and the University of Cambridge (sometimes referred to as the "Light Blues"). First held in 1829, the race takes place on the 4.2-mile (6.8 km) Championship Course on the River Thames in southwest London. The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities and followed throughout the United Kingdom and broadcast worldwide. Oxford went into the race as reigning champions, having beaten Cambridge by eight lengths in the previous year's race. However Cambridge held the overall lead, with 68 victories to Oxford's 58.
The first Women's Boat Race took place in 1927, but did not become an annual fixture until the 1960s. Up until 2014, the contest was conducted as part of the Henley Boat Races, but as of the 2015 race, it is held on the River Thames, on the same day as the men's main and reserve races. The reserve race, contested between Oxford's Isis boat and Cambridge's Goldie boat has been held since 1965. It usually takes place on the Tideway, prior to the main Boat Race.
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