.jpg) Trapmore atThe Boat Races 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1975-03-18)18 March 1975 (age 50) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stephen Patrick TrapmoreMBE (born 18 March 1975) is an Englishrowing coach and formerrower who represented Great Britain at the2000 Summer Olympics inSydney.[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.
Trapmore attendedHalliford School,[2]Shepperton, before going on to study Engineering atNottingham Trent University.[3][1] He was awarded an honorary degree from Trent in 2017 in recognition of his contribution to the sport of rowing.[4]
Trapmore started rowing at 15 at the Walton Rowing Club.[5] By the age of 17 he was in the Great Britain Junior Team, competing in the Junior World Championships in 1993.[6] As a senior athlete he trained with theNottinghamshire County Rowing Association, winning his first senior medal inAiguebelette in 1997.[6] In 2000, he was part of the Great Britain eight that won at the Sydney Olympics, stroking the crew.[6] 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 theImperial College Boat House.[7]
Following his retirement as an athlete in 2002, he began coaching Imperial College in 2007, and was appointed Head Coach there a year later.[6] In 2010, Trapmore accepted the post as Chief Coach of Cambridge University Boat Club, leading them into the2011 Boat Race campaign.[6] 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 in2012 and2016. 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.[8] He went on to coach the GB Mens 8[9] to a Bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics and Gold Medal[10] 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.
Trapmore is married to Nicola and has two daughters, Lucy and Anna.[5]
Steve was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in2001 for services to rowing.
