1. Stephen Patrick Trapmore was born on 18 March 1975 and is an English rowing coach and former rower who represented Great Britain at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
12 Facts About Steve Trapmore
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Steve Trapmore 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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Steve Trapmore attended Halliford School, Shepperton, before going on to study Engineering at Nottingham Trent University.
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Steve Trapmore was awarded an honorary degree from Trent in 2017 in recognition of his contribution to the sport of rowing.
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Steve Trapmore started rowing at 15 at the Walton Rowing Club.
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Steve Trapmore has 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.
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In 2010, Steve Trapmore accepted the post as Chief Coach of Cambridge University Boat Club, leading them into the 2011 Boat Race campaign.
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Steve Trapmore coached the Light Blues to victory in 2012 and 2016.
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In December 2017, it was announced that Steve 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.
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Steve Trapmore went on to coach the GB Mens 8 to a Bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics and Gold Medal at the Paris Olympics.
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Steve Trapmore is married to Nicola and has two daughters, Lucy and Anna.
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Steve Trapmore was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in 2001 for services to rowing.