Steven Coppola
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Birth name | Douglas Steven Coppola Jr. | ||||||||||||||
Born | May 22, 1984 Buffalo, New York, U.S. | (age 40)||||||||||||||
Education | Canisius High School | ||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Princeton University | ||||||||||||||
Spouse |
Katharine Hagler (m. 2013) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Douglas Steven Coppola Jr. (born May 22, 1984, in Buffalo, New York) 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.
Biography
Steven Coppola was born on May 22, 1884, in Buffalo, New York, a son of Mimi Barnes-Coppola and Douglas Steven Coppola Sr.[1] He attended Canisius High School, where he started rowing in 1998[2] at West Side Rowing Club's "Learn-to-Row" camp. He won multiple Scholastic National Rowing Championships.[3] 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.[4] 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. He made his Olympic debut at the 2008 Olympic Games, rowing for the United States,[5] where he and his team won a bronze medal in the 2000-meter race with a final time of 5:25.34, which was less than 2 seconds behind first place Canada.[6] Coppola is the first ever athlete from Western New York's West Side Rowing Club to receive an Olympic Medal.[3]
Race results
International Results
Year | Race | Event | Place/Award | Reference |
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2011 | FISA World Championships | Men's Eight | 8th place | [7] |
2011 | World Rowing Cup 3, Lucerne | Men's Eight | 3rd Place | [7] |
2009 | FISA World Championships | Men's Four | 13th place | [7] |
2009 | World Rowing Cup 3, Lucerne | Men's Four | 3rd place | [7] |
2008 | Olympic Games | Men's Eight | 3rd place (Bronze Medal) | [4] |
2007 | FISA World Championships | Men's Eight | 4th place | [4] |
2006 | FISA World Championships | Men's Eight | 3rd place (Bronze Medal) | [4] |
2005 | FISA World Championships | Men's Eight | 1st place (Gold Medal) | [4] |
2004 | FISA World Championships | Men's Four with Coxswain | 3rd place (Bronze Medal) | [4] |
2003 | Henley Royal Regatta | Temple Challenge Cup | 1st place (Temple Challenge Cup) | [2] |
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) | [4] |
2007 | U.S. National Rowing Championships | Men's Eight | 2nd place (Silver Medal) | [4] |
2006 | Intercollegiate Rowing Association Men's Championships | Men's Varsity Eight | 2nd place (Silver Medal) | [4] |
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) | [4] |
2005 | Eastern Men's Sprints | Men's Varsity Eight | 3rd place (Bronze Medal) | [4] |
See also
References
- ^ Mallozzi, Vincent M. (18 August 2013). "Having the Stamina to Go the Distance". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ a b "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 "Steven Coppola". Archived from the original on 2015-04-14. Retrieved 2015-04-14.