Stephen James Handley (born 28 June 1956) is an Australian former rower - a fifteen-time national champion, representative at world championships and an Olympian. He is a board member of the New South Wales Rowing Association and a state rowing selector.Rowing New South Wales Retrieved 11 August 2014. From 2009 until 2014 he was Club Captain of Sydney Rowing Club and is currently Vice-President.Steve Handley – SRC Rowing Retrieved 11 August 2014. Handley has coached rowing since 1979, at Sydney Rowing Club, Newington College, St Joseph's College and The King's School with success at NSW Championship, Australian championships and at the New South Wales Head of the River regatta.
Club and state rowing career Handley commenced rowing whilst a student at Newington College (1969–1974).Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 181 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 Championships1974 Australian Championships at Australian Rowing History and while still aged eighteen represented New South Wales in an U23 eight in a Trans Tasman series against New Zealand.1974 Trans Tasman series at Australian Rowing History 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.1977 King's Cup
International representative rowing 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.Handley at World Rowing 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.
Coach Handley has coached rowing since 1979, at Sydney Rowing Club, Newington College, St Joseph's College and The King's School enjoying success at the New South Wales Head of the River regatta, NSW Championships, Australian Championships as well as many other major domestic regattas.
Business career Handley is a co-founder and former director of telecommunications engineering company ATI Australia Pty Limited and its wholly owned subsidiaries ATI Telecom Pty Ltd, Socius Technology Pty Ltd and InHouse Energy .Submission to IPRT Retrieved 11 August 2014.
Honours and awards In the 2025 King's Birthday Honours, Handley was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia, for services to rowing.
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