Hart attended
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 and in between he participated in the
1974 World Rowing Championships in
Lucerne, competing in the double sculls event with Bailleau, which resulted in winning a bronze medal. He was part of the double scull that won a bronze medal at the
1975 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham. 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. Nationally he won the
1974 British Rowing Championships and
1975 British Rowing Championships double sculls for Leander with Chris Baillieu. He had won the coxed pairs at the inaugural National Championships in
1972 with
David Maxwell and
Alan Inns, and their record time still stands as of 2020. Hart is an active member of
Dittons Skiff and Punting Club and has won various
punting championships and participated in several record breaking challenges. ==Personal life==