Steve williams rower biography samples

Steve Williams OBE is an Olympic Coxless Four Gold Medallist, Adventurer and Motivational Speaker.

Williams is a double Olympic Gold medallist in the coxless fours, winning in two of the most emphatic Olympic races of all time, Athens and Beijing.

In Athens 2004, alongside Sir Matthew Pinsent, James Cracknell and Ed Coode, Steve Williams had an epic battle with the Canadians, who were as determined to win as the British.

After 2000 meters, the British prevailed on the finish line, getting their boat in front to win by the narrowest of margins, just 0.08 of a second or, as the Daily Mail reported, “the length of a Crunchie bar”.

Four years later, Williams was back to defend his Olympic title in Beijing.

The final was the ultimate test for the crew to hold their form and nerve as the Australians shot out to a commanding early lead.

For almost the entire race their relentless pushes made no impact until, in the dying strokes, the British “never-say-die” spirit prevailed to