Patrick Sweeney (rowing)

Patrick Sweeney

Personal information
Born	(1952-08-12) 12 August 1952
Height	157 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Medal record Men's rowing Representing Great Britain Olympic Games 1976 Montreal Eight 1988 Seoul Coxed pair World Rowing Championships 1977 Amsterdam Lwt eight 1986 Nottingham Coxed pair 1974 Lucerne Eight 1987 Copenhagen Coxed pair

Patrick John Sweeney (born 12 August 1952) is a coxswain for Great Britain's rowing team. Sweeney won an Olympic bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics with Steve Redgrave and Andy Holmes, and a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics as part of the British men's eight team. In addition, Sweeney won gold medals at the 1977 and 1986 World Rowing Championships and silver medals at the 1974 and 1986 World Championships.

Sweeney is also a rowing coach. He has coached at the Burnaby Lake Aquatic Center in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. He also has served as head coach and director of training for the Belgian National Rowing team. In addition, he has coached several United States collegiate women's teams and has won four national collegiate titles. Sweeney currently coaches the Kansas State University women's team.

Achievements

• Olympic medals: 1 silver, 1 bronze
• World Championship medals: 2 gold, 2 silver

Olympic Games

• 1988 – Bronze, coxed pair (with Steve Redgrave and Andy Holmes)
• 1976 – Silver, eight

World Championships

• 1987 – Silver, coxed pair (with Steve Redgrave and Andy Holmes)
• 1986 – Gold, coxed pairs (with Steve Redgrave and Andy Holmes)
• 1977 – Gold, men's eight
• 1974 – Silver men's eight

References

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Patrick Sweeney". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

External links

• Patrick SWEENEY at World Rowing