Stephen Evans (rower)
Stephen "Steve" Frederick Evans (born September 24, 1962 in Sydney ) is a former Australian rower . In 1984 he won an Olympic bronze medal with the Australian eight and in 1986 he was world champion with the eight.
Athletic career
The 1.87 m tall Stephen Evans moved into the Australian eight in 1984. At the Olympic Games in Los Angeles , the Australian eighth competed with Craig Muller , Clyde Hefer , Samuel Patten , Timothy Willoughby , Ian Edmunds , James Battersby , Ion Popa , Stephen Evans and helmsman Gavin Thredgold and won bronze behind the boats from Canada and from the United States.
In 1986 Stephen Evans won the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh with the Australian eighth. Three weeks after the Commonwealth Games, the finals of the 1986 World Championships were held in Nottingham . The Australian crew with James Galloway , Malcolm Batten , Andrew Cooper , Mike McKay , Mark Doyle , James Tomkins , Ion Popa, Stephen Evans and helmsman Dale Caterson won with four seconds ahead of the aft from the Soviet Union and the United States.
The following year, the Australian eighth rowed at the 1987 World Championships in Copenhagen in the cast Samuel Patten, Malcolm Batten, Hamish McGlashan , Mike McKay, Andrew Cooper, James Tomkins, Mark Doyle, Stephen Evans and Dale Caterson. Behind the boats from the United States, Germany and Italy, the Australians finished fourth, just 0.36 seconds behind the Italians.
At the 1988 Seoul Olympics , James Galloway, Hamish McLachlan , Andrew Cooper, Mike McKay, Mark Doyle, James Tomkins, Ion Popa, Stephen Evans and Dale Caterson made up the Australian eighth. The boat reached the finals, finishing fifth behind the boats from Germany, the Soviet Union, the United States and the United Kingdom.
Web links
- Stephen Evans in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Stephen Evans at Worldrowing.com ( FISA database )
Footnotes
- ↑ Entry in the Commonwealth Games , accessed on January 19, 2020
- ↑ eight finals in 1986 at worldrowing.com
- ↑ aft final 1987 at worldrowing.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Evans, Stephen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Evans, Stephen Frederick (full name); Evans, Steve (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian rower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 24, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sydney |