Oliver Stanhope

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Oliver Stanhope
MBE
Personal information
Nickname Stan
NationalityBritish
Born (1998-05-30) 30 May 1998 (age 26)
Hampton, London
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Sport Pararowing
Event PR3 Mixed Coxed Four [1]
Club Molesey Boat Club
Medal record
Pararowing
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo PR3 mixed coxed four
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Sarasota PR3 mixed coxed four
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Plovdiv PR3 mixed coxed four
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Ottensheim PR3 mixed coxed four
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Račice PR3 coxless pair
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 Račice PR3 mixed coxed four
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Varese PR3 mixed coxed four
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Oberschleißheim PR3 mixed coxed four

Oliver Stanhope MBE (born 30 May 1998) is a British Paralympic rower who competes in the coxed four in international level events. He is the son of former rower Richard Stanhope. [2] [3]

He won a gold medal in the mixed cox four at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. [4]

Stanhope was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to rowing. [5] [6]

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References

  1. https://paralympics.org.uk/athletes/oliver-stanhope
  2. "Oliver Stanhope – British Rowing". British Rowing. 23 February 2020.
  3. "Oliver Stanhope – World Rowing". World Rowing. 23 February 2020.
  4. "Tokyo Paralympics: GB win PR3 mixed coxed four rowing gold". BBC Sport . Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  5. "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N25.
  6. "New Year Honours 2022: Jason Kenny receives a knighthood and Laura Kenny made a dame". BBC Sport. 31 December 2021.