William Spencer Satch (born 9 June 1989) is a British
rower
Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is di ...
and Olympic gold medallist.
Rowing career
Satch was educated at
Shiplake College
("The Example Teaches")
, established = 1959
, type = Public schoolIndependent day and boarding
, religious_affiliation = Church of England
, head_label = Headmaster
, head ...
near
Henley-on-Thames
Henley-on-Thames ( ) is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England, northeast of Reading, west of Maidenhead, southeast of Oxford and west of London (by road), near the tripoint of Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buc ...
in southeast
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the north west of South East England. It is a mainly rural county, with its largest settlement being the city of Oxford. The county is a centre of research and development, primarily ...
.
His rowing coach was New Zealand gold medallist
Shane O'Brien, who was deputy headmaster at Shiplake College. Satch rows for
Leander Club
Leander Club, founded in 1818, is one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world, and the oldest non-academic club. It is based in Remenham in Berkshire, England and adjoins Henley-on-Thames. Only three other surviving clubs were founded prior to ...
in Henley-on-Thames, and was appointed a vice-captain of the club in 2018.
Satch won the bronze medal, rowing with
George Nash in the
coxless pair
A coxless pair is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars.
The crew consists of a pair of rowers, each having one oar, one on the stroke side (rower's right h ...
at the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
.
In September 2013 Satch stroked the GB men's eight to the gold medal at the World Rowing Championships in
Chungju
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The city is famous for the annual martial arts festival held in October. Also of note, former UN Secretary-G ...
, Korea and repeated the gold at the World Rowing Championships in
Amsterdam
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in 2014. He was part of the British team (at stroke) that topped the medal table at the
2015 World Rowing Championships
The 2015 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 30 August to 6 September 2015 at Lac d'Aiguebelette, Aiguebelette in France.
Description
The annual week-long rowing regatta was organized by FISA (the Int ...
at
Lac d'Aiguebelette
Lac d'Aiguebelette is a natural lake in the commune of Aiguebelette-le-Lac, within the department of Savoie, France.
Geography
Description
With a surface area of 5.45 km2 and a depth of 71 meters it is one of the largest natural lakes of Fr ...
in France, where he won a gold medal as part of the eight that gained a hat-trick of wins over the German Olympic champions. The crew was
Matt Gotrel,
Constantine Louloudis
Constantine Michael Louloudis (born 15 September 1991) is a Greek-British Rowing (sport), rower. He is an Olympic Games, Olympic champion, two time World Rowing Championships, world champion and four time The Boat Race, Boat Race winner.
Perso ...
,
Pete Reed
Peter K. Reed OBE (born 27 July 1981) is a retired British Olympic rower. Reed is a three-times Olympic gold medallist – earning gold in the Men's coxless four at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, and then a gold medal in the Men's eight at the 20 ...
,
Paul Bennett,
Moe Sbihi
Mohamed Karim Sbihi (born 27 March 1988) is a British rower. He is a three-time Olympian and Olympic medal winner. He won a gold medal in the coxless four at 2016 Rio Olympics, and at the 2012 London Olympics he was in the British crew that wo ...
,
Alex Gregory
Alexander John Gregory, (born 11 March 1984) is an English rower and a two-time Olympic Gold medallist from 2012 and 2016 in the Coxless four.
Education
Alex Gregory was educated at the Richard Pate School in Cheltenham, then Bredon Hill Mi ...
, George Nash and
Phelan Hill
Phelan Hill (born 21 July 1979) is a British rowing coxswain. He is a three-time world champion and an Olympic gold medallist. He competed in the Men's eight event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal. In 2016, he competed in t ...
.
In May 2016, he was part of the GB men's eight which won bronze at the European Championships. Later in 2016, he stroked the British
men's eight to a gold medal at the
2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...
in Rio. He won a bronze medal at the
2017 World Rowing Championships
The 2017 World Rowing Championships were the 47th edition of the World Rowing Championships that were held from 24 September to 1 October 2017 in Sarasota, Florida.
Host selection
During 2013, Plovdiv and Sarasota, Florida both applied to hos ...
in
Sarasota, Florida
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, as part of the coxless four and then won a bronze medal at the
2018 World Rowing Championships
The 2018 World Rowing Championships were the World Rowing Championships held at the regatta course in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The event was held from 9 to 16 September. Events held were men and women's open class, lightweight class, and para-rowing. ...
in
Plovdiv
Plovdiv ( bg, Пловдив, ), is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, standing on the banks of the Maritsa river in the historical region of Thrace. It has a population of 346,893 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is the c ...
, Bulgaria, as part of the eight with
James Rudkin
James Rudkin (born 7 July 1994) is a British rower. Rudkin attended Stowe School.
He won a silver medal in the eight at the 2019 European Rowing Championships. He won a bronze medal at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, as ...
,
Alan Sinclair,
Tom Ransley
Thomas Matthew Ransley (born 6 September 1985) is a retired British Rowing (sport), rower. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro he was part of the British crew that won the gold medal in the Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men' ...
,
Thomas George, Moe Sbihi,
Oliver Wynne-Griffith
Oliver Henry Wynne-Griffith (born 29 May 1994) is a British rower.
Rowing career
Wynne-Griffith won a bronze medal at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, as part of the eight with James Rudkin, Alan Sinclair, Tom Ransley, ...
,
Matthew Tarrant
Matthew T Tarrant (born 11 July 1990) is a British rower.
Rowing career
Tarrant won a gold medal in the eight at the 2014 World Championships in Bosbaan, Amsterdam. He was part of the British team that topped the medal table at the 2015 Worl ...
and
Henry Fieldman
Henry Fieldman (born 25 November 1988) is a British rowing coxswain. He has been twice a world champion.
Rowing career
Fieldman competed at the 2014 World Rowing Championships in Bosbaan, Amsterdam, where he won a silver medal steering the coxe ...
.
Awards
Satch was awarded the in the Queen's
2017 New Year Honours
The 2017 New Year Honours are appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The New Year Honours were awarded as part of the New Year celebrati ...
list for services to rowing.
References
External links
Official website*
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1989 births
Living people
People from Henley-on-Thames
Members of Leander Club
English male rowers
British male rowers
Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic rowers for Great Britain
Olympic medalists in rowing
Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain
Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain
Members of the Order of the British Empire