Stephen Christopher Rowbotham (born 11 November 1981, in

Swindon Swindon () is a town in Wiltshire, England. At the time of the 2021 Census the population of the built-up area was 183,638, making it the largest settlement in the county. Located at the northeastern edge of the South West England region, Swi ...

) is a British rower. He competed at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

, where he won a bronze medal in double sculls. In 2012, the quadruple sculls boat he was in finished in 5th place. Rowbotham was educated at Clifton College and

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where he switched from tennis to rowing. He graduated from Durham in 2003 with a

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degree in Business Economics.

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People educated at Clifton College Living people English male rowers British male rowers Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Olympic rowers for Great Britain Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Swindon Alumni of Collingwood College, Durham 1981 births Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain Durham University Boat Club rowers 21st-century English sportsmen {{UK-rowing-bio-stub