Steve Handley

Handley commenced rowing whilst a student at Newington College (1969–1974)[3]. His senior club rowing was from the Sydney Rowing Club. In 1974 Handley won a New South Wales state title in the youth four, won the schoolboy four title at the Australian Rowing Championships[4] and while still aged eighteen represented New South Wales in an U23 eight in a Trans Tasman series against New Zealand.[5] He has won numerous State Championships (including the champion eight of NSW five times in SRC colours) and Australian Championships in the coxed pair, coxed four and eights. Between 1974 and 1980, he won thirteen National Championships and two King's Cups for New South Wales.[6]

He made his Australian representative debut in the men's eight which rowed to tenth place at the 1977 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.[7] He was again in the Australian eight at Lake Karapiro, 1978). In 1980, he was in the Australian eight at the Moscow Olympics when they rowed to a fifth place in the Olympic final.[8]

Since retiring from competitive rowing, Handley has coached schoolboys at Newington, King's and St Joseph's in Sydney.[9][10][11]

Handley is a Director and co-founder of Telecommunications Engineering company ATI Australia Pty Limited and its wholly owned subsidiaries ATI Telecom Pty Ltd and InHouse Energy.[12]