Will Satch

William Satch
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William Satch (middle) at the 2016 European Rowing Championships
Personal information
Birth name William Spencer Satch
Born (1989-06-09) 9 June 1989
Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England
Rowing the final (left boat) of the men's coxless pair at the 2012 Summer Olympics

William Spencer Satch MBE[1] (born 9 June 1989) is a British rower and Olympic gold medallist.[2]

Satch was educated at Shiplake College near Henley-on-Thames in southeast Oxfordshire.[3] His rowing coach was New Zealand gold medallist Shane O'Brien, who was deputy headmaster at Shiplake College.[4] Satch rows for Leander Club in Henley-on-Thames, and was appointed a vice-captain of the club in 2018.

Satch won the bronze medal, rowing with George Nash in the coxless pair at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[5]

In September 2013 Satch stroked the GB men's eight to the gold medal at the World Rowing Championships in Chungju, Korea. He repeated gold at the World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam in 2014 and again in 2015 when he stroked the men's eight to a hat-trick of wins over the German Olympic champions, in Aiguebelette, France. In May 2016, he was part of the GB men's eight which won bronze at the European Championships.[6]

Later in 2016, he stroked the British men's eight to a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.[7]

Satch was awarded the MBE in the Queen's 2017 New Year Honours list for services to rowing.[8]

References

  1. GRO reference: June 1989, Vol. 20, Page 3717
  2. "Will Satch". British Rowing. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  3. "About Will Satch". Will Satch. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  4. "Shiplake College marks rowing milestone in style". Henley Standard. 28 October 2012. Archived from the original on 10 November 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  5. "William Satch". London 2012. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  6. "2016 EUROPEAN ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS - Brandenburg, GER - (M8+) Men's Eight - Final". www.worldrowing.com. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  7. "William SATCH - worldrowing.com". www.worldrowing.com. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  8. "Team GB stars dominate New Year's Honours List". Team GB. 30 December 2016.
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