Steve Trapmore

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Steve Trapmore
MBE
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Trapmore at The Boat Races 2015
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1975-03-18) 18 March 1975 (age 49)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
Sport Rowing
Club Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Men's rowing
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Sydney Eight
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Seville Coxed four
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 St. Catharines Eight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Aiguebelette Coxed four

Stephen Patrick Trapmore MBE (born 18 March 1975) is an English rowing coach and former rower who represented Great Britain at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. [1] He is currently the High Performance Coach within the Great Britain Olympic Rowing programme, developing athletes and crews to compete at World and Olympic competition.

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Education

Trapmore attended Halliford School, [2] Shepperton, before going on to study at Nottingham Trent University. [1] He was awarded an honorary degree from Trent in 2017 in recognition of his contribution to the sport of rowing. [3]

Rowing career

Trapmore started rowing at 15 at the Walton Rowing Club. [4] By the age of 17 he was in the Great Britain Junior Team, competing in the Junior World Championships in 1993. [5] As a senior athlete he trained with the Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association, winning his first senior medal in Aiguebelette in 1997. [5] In 2000, he was part of the Great Britain eight that won at the Sydney Olympics, stroking the crew. [5] He has also won a gold, silver and bronze medal at the World Championships as well as wins at Henley Royal Regatta and the Eights Head of the River race with Queen's Tower BC training out of the Imperial College Boat House. [6]

Coaching career

Following his retirement as an athlete in 2002, he began coaching Imperial College in 2007, and was appointed Head Coach there a year later. [5] In 2010, Trapmore accepted the post as Chief Coach of Cambridge University Boat Club, leading them into the 2011 Boat Race campaign. [5] In the years that followed Steve brought stability to the Cambridge programme developing a robust environment for scholar athletes of all backgrounds to excel in a ruthless but rewarding team environment. He coached the Light Blues to victory in 2012 and 2016. In December 2017, it was announced that Trapmore had accepted the role of High Performance Coach within the Great Britain Olympic Rowing programme and would be leaving Cambridge University Boat Club after the 2018 Boat Race. [7] He went on to coach the GB Mens 8 [8] to a Bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics and Gold Medal [9] at the Paris Olympics. The win in Paris makes him a member of a select group pf people who have won Olympic Gold as an athlete and coach.

Personal life

Trapmore is married to Nicola and has two daughters, Lucy and Anna. [4]

Honours

Steve was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2001 for services to rowing.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Steve Trapmore". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Smurthwaite, by Tom; Updated (3 April 2016). "Boat Race winning coach raced as a junior at Walton Rowing Club". Surrey Live. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  3. ↑ Barlow, Jamie (8 December 2017). "Man who saves hundreds of lives during floods in India named Alumnus of the Year by university". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  4. 1 2 Smurthwaite, Tom (3 April 2016). "Boat Race winning coach Steve Trapmore remembers early years at Walton Rowing Club". getSurrey. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Quarrell, Rachel (26 July 2010). "Olympic champion Steve Trapmore appointed Cambridge University's chief coach". The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Steve Trapmore". World Rowing. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "Steve Trapmore to take up GB High Performance Role". The Boat Race. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  8. ↑ "British Olympic Association selects Olympic rowing team for Tokyo 2020". British Rowing. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "Team GB rowers sign off with men's eight gold and end regatta on a high". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
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