| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing Great Britain | ||
| Men'srowing | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 2000 Sydney | Eight |
| World Championships | ||
 | 1999 St. Catharines | Eight |
Rowley Douglas MBE (born 27 January 1977 inWashington, D.C., United States) is acoxswain androwing Olympic champion for Great Britain.
Douglas won a gold medal in theeight at the2000 Summer Olympics inSydney as a member of the British rowing team.[1] In the Olympic final the British crew took an early lead and were only challenged towards the very end of the race.
Douglas coxed a variety of national team boats before taking the senior position with the national men's eight at the start of 1999. In the same year the crew won a silver medal at theWorld Rowing Championships. When in 2000 they won two rounds of theWorld Rowing Cup the eight began to be ranked amongst the favourites for the Olympics.[2]
Douglas's last major championship appearance was in 2001.
He came out of retirement in 2010 in anticipation of the2012 Summer Olympics inLondon, but a proposed trial at the Team GB training camp inVarese, Italy was scrapped byBritish Rowing.[citation needed] Douglas appealed the decision but his claim was rejected.[3]
Douglas was appointed an MBE (Order of the British Empire) in the2001 New Year Honours List.[4]
He has held a number of senior roles across the financial services industry, including working for the financial services arm ofGeneral Electric.[citation needed] As of 2017, he works as vice president for North America for CloudSense, a US technology company.[5]
Douglas was educated atMonkton Combe School, an independent school inSomerset, UK, and atOxford Brookes University, where he read Technology Management.
