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'''Steven Coppola''' (born May 22, 1984 in [[Buffalo, New York]]) and is an American [[rowing (sport)|rower]]. He won a bronze medal in the [[Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's eight|men's eight]] at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]]. He is currently the Head Women’s coach at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. Coined the term “floaters vs boaters” at the Annual Cornell Lift |
'''Steven Coppola''' (born May 22, 1984 in [[Buffalo, New York]]) and is an American [[rowing (sport)|rower]]. He won a bronze medal in the [[Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's eight|men's eight]] at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]]. He is currently the Head Women’s coach at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. Coined the term “floaters vs boaters” at the Annual Cornell Lift. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Steven Coppola (born May 22, 1984 in Buffalo, New York) and is an American rower. He won a bronze medal in the men's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He is currently the Head Women’s coach at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. Coined the term “floaters vs boaters” at the Annual Cornell Lift.
Biography
Steven Coppola was born on May 22, 1984 in Buffalo, New York, and attended Canisius High School,[1] where he started rowing in 1998[1] at West Side Rowing Club's "Learn-to-Row" camp, he then went on to row at Canisius High School, where he won multiple Scholastic National Rowing Championships.[2] He graduated from Canisius High School in 2002. He then went on to get his undergraduate degree from Princeton University in Psychology, from which he graduated in 2006.[3] He also won numerous National and International titles while rowing for Princeton and in 2005 and 2006 he was a member of the Princeton varsity eight that finished second in the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships. In the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China he made his debut at the Olympic Games rowing for the United States,[4] where he and his team took third and a Bronze Medal in a come from behind finish after trailing the entire race and being in last place at the last 500 meter mark of the 2000 meter race with a final time of 5:25.34 which was less than 2 seconds behind first place Canada.[5] Coppola is also the first ever athlete from Western New York's West Side Rowing Club to receive an Olympic Medal.[2]
Race results
International Results
Year | Race | Event | Place/Award | Reference |
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2011 | FISA World Championships | Men's Eight | 8th place | [6] |
2011 | World Rowing Cup 3, Lucerne | Men's Eight | 3rd Place | [6] |
2009 | FISA World Championships | Men's Four | 13th place | [6] |
2009 | World Rowing Cup 3, Lucerne | Men's Four | 3rd place | [6] |
2008 | Olympic Games | Men's Eight | 3rd place (Bronze Medal) | [3] |
2007 | FISA World Championships | Men's Eight | 4th place | [3] |
2006 | FISA World Championships | Men's Eight | 3rd place (Bronze Medal) | [3] |
2005 | FISA World Championships | Men's Eight | 1st place (Gold Medal) | [3] |
2004 | FISA World Championships | Men's Four with Coxswain | 3rd place (Bronze Medal) | [3] |
2003 | Henley Royal Regatta | Temple Challenge Cup | 1st place (Temple Challenge Cup) | [1] |
National Results
Year | Race | Event | Place/Award | Reference |
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2007 | U.S. National Rowing Championships | Men's Four with Coxswain | 1st place (Gold Medal) | [3] |
2007 | U.S. National Rowing Championships | Men's Eight | 2nd place (Silver Medal) | [3] |
2006 | Intercollegiate Rowing Association Men's Championships | Men's Varsity Eight | 2nd place (Silver Medal) | [3] |
2006 | Eastern Men's Sprints | Men's Varsity Eight | 1st place (Gold Medal) | |
2005 | Intercollegiate Rowing Association Men's Championships | Men's Varsity Eight | 2nd place (Silver Medal) | [3] |
2005 | Eastern Men's Sprints | Men's Varsity Eight | 3rd place (Bronze Medal) | [3] |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Steven Coppola". US Rowing. 2008-06-27. Archived from the original on 2007-12-14. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
- ^ a b "Canisius High School Today Magazine" (PDF). Canisius High School Today. 1 (3). Buffalo, New York: Canisius High School: 5, 6. December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Steve Coppola". US Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on October 23, 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
- ^ "Steven Coppola". NBC Olympics. 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
- ^ Sullivan, Jerry (18 August 2008). "Steve Coppola of Buffalo wins bronze medal in rowing". Buffalo News. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-14. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
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