Paul Thompson (rower)

Paul Anthony Thompson MBE (born 15 March 1964, Canberra) is an Australian rowing coach, formerly women's coach for the Australian Olympic team and later of Great Britain.

He coached Kate Slatter and Megan Still to Australia's first Olympic rowing gold for women, in Atlanta in 1996.

Thompson joined the British Rowing coaching staff in 2001 and was the lead coach for women at the 2004 Olympics in Athens.

He coached Great Britain's Katherine Grainger for 12 years, from his arrival in the UK until the London 2012 Olympics, where she and Anna Watkins won gold. As Great Britain's head coach for women and lightweights, Thompson was responsible for three gold and two silver medals at London 2012.

He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to rowing and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.[1]

References

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60367. p. 25. 29 December 2012.

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