He was twice an Australian national champion, represented twice at World Championships and competed in the men's eight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
[4] In 1976 Young moved into the Victorian men's senior eight which contested the King's Cup at the annual Interstate Regatta.
[2] Young made his Australian representative debut in 1978 when selected in a coxless four to race at the 1978 World Rowing Championships on Lake Karapiro.
An injury during the campaign to Rob Lang resulted in the squad's selected sculler Ted Hale stepping into the five seat of the eight.
[6] For the 1980 Moscow Olympics the new Australian Director of Coaching Reinhold Batschi utilised small boating racing criteria and selected an eight with rowers from three states including Young in the seven seat.