Daniel "Dan" Topolski was a British author, rower, rowing coach and commentator on BBC television.
18 Facts About Daniel Topolski
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Daniel Topolski studied at the University of Oxford where he represented the Blue boat twice, in 1967 and 1968.
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Daniel Topolski coached the Oxford University Boat Club crew on fifteen occasions, leading them to victory twelve times, including a ten-win streak.
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Daniel Topolski coached British squads at two separate Olympic Games.
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The son of the Polish artist Feliks Topolski and actress Marian Everall, Daniel attended the Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle in London, before going to Westminster School and New College, Oxford, where he read geography.
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Daniel Topolski was taught sculling by his father, on Regent's Park lake in London, and captained Westminster School's boat club for two consecutive years.
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Daniel Topolski won three Henley trophies, the Wyfold in 1969 and the Britannia in 1970 with London Rowing Club, and the Britannia for the second time in 1976 with Tideway Scullers.
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Daniel Topolski was elected a steward of the regatta in 1991.
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Daniel Topolski was the finishing coach for Oxford University's Boat Race crew from 1973 to 1987.
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Daniel Topolski coached the British rowing squads competing at the 1980 and 1984 Olympics.
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Daniel Topolski coached the British women's eight between 1978 and 1980.
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Daniel Topolski acted as a commentator for the BBC at the 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing Olympics and on home waters at the 2012 London Olympics.
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Outside rowing, Daniel Topolski worked as a researcher for the BBC until 1973.
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Daniel Topolski published two books about rowing, The Oxford Revival and True Blue: The Oxford Boat Race Mutiny.
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Daniel Topolski wrote for The Observer for more than twenty years.
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Daniel Topolski won the inaugural William Hill Sports Book of the Year in 1989 as the co-author of True Blue: The Oxford Boat Race Mutiny.
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Daniel Topolski was married to actress Susan Gilmore and had three children: Emma, Tamsin and Luke.
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Daniel Topolski died on 21 February 2015 following a lengthy period of ill health.