Annamarie Phelps CBE (née Stapleton, born 24 May 1966), is a British rower and sports administrator. She competed in the women's eight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[2] She was Chairman of British Rowing from 2013 to 2018,[3] and became Vice-Chairman of the British Olympic Association in 2017.[4] She was chair of the British Horseracing Authority from June 2019[5] to June 2022.[6]
Phelps was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours, for services to rowing.[7]
References
- ^ "Bradford's Sporting Hall of Fame - Part 1". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Annamarie Stapleton Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ "Annamarie Phelps CBE interview: "I love what I do; I've viewed it as a privilege"". British Rowing. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Annamarie Phelps CBE has become Vice-Chair of the British Olympic Association". British Olympic Association. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ Barber, Bill (2 April 2019). "Former Olympic rower Annamarie Phelps named as new BHA chair". Racing Post.
- ^ Barber, Bill (1 June 2022). "Racing's leaders promise to collaborate as Joe Saumarez Smith becomes BHA chair". Racing Post. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "New Year's Honours list 2016". Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
External links
- Annamarie Stapleton at World Rowing
- Annamarie Stapleton at Olympics.com
- Annamarie Stapleton at Olympedia
- Annamarie Stapleton at Team GB
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