# Steve Handley

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**Stephen James Handley** (born 28 June 1956) is an Australian former [rower](/source/Rower) - a fifteen-time national champion, representative at world championships and an [Olympian](/source/Olympic_Games). He is a board member of the New South Wales Rowing Association and a state rowing selector.[1] From 2009 until 2014 he was Club Captain of [Sydney Rowing Club](/source/Sydney_Rowing_Club) and is currently Vice-President.[2] Handley has coached rowing since 1979, at Sydney Rowing Club, [Newington College](/source/Newington_College), [St Joseph's College](/source/St_Joseph's_College,_Hunters_Hill) and [The King's School](/source/The_King's_School,_Parramatta) with success at NSW Championship, Australian championships and at the [New South Wales Head of the River](/source/Head_of_the_River_(New_South_Wales)) regatta.

## Club and state rowing career

Handley commenced rowing whilst a student at [Newington College](/source/Newington_College) (1969–1974).[3] His senior club rowing was from the [Sydney Rowing Club](/source/Sydney_Rowing_Club). In 1974 Handley won a New South Wales state title in the youth four, won the schoolboy four title at the [Australian Rowing Championships](/source/Australian_Rowing_Championships)[4] and while still aged eighteen represented New South Wales in an U23 eight in a Trans Tasman series against New Zealand.[5] He has won numerous State Championships (including the champion eight of NSW five times in [SRC](/source/Sydney_Rowing_Club) colours) and [Australian Championships](/source/Australian_Rowing_Championships) in the coxed pair, coxed four and eights. Between 1974 and 1980, he won thirteen National Championships and two [King's Cups](/source/King's_Cup_(rowing)) for New South Wales.[6]

## International representative rowing

He made his Australian representative debut in the men's eight which rowed to tenth place at the [1977 World Rowing Championships](/source/1977_World_Rowing_Championships) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.[7] He was again in the Australian eight at [Lake Karapiro, 1978](/source/1978_World_Rowing_Championships)). In 1980, he was in the Australian eight at the [Moscow Olympics](/source/1980_Summer_Olympics) when they rowed to a fifth place in the Olympic final.[8]

## Coach

Handley has coached rowing since 1979, at Sydney Rowing Club, [Newington College](/source/Newington_College), [St Joseph's College](/source/St_Joseph's_College,_Hunters_Hill) and [The King's School](/source/The_King's_School,_Parramatta) enjoying success at the [New South Wales Head of the River](/source/Head_of_the_River_(New_South_Wales)) regatta, NSW Championships, Australian Championships as well as many other major domestic regattas.

## Business career

Handley is a co-founder and former director of telecommunications engineering company ATI Australia Pty Limited and its wholly owned subsidiaries ATI Telecom Pty Ltd, Socius Technology Pty Ltd and InHouse Energy .[9]

## Honours and awards

In the [2025 King's Birthday Honours](/source/2025_King's_Birthday_Honours_(Australia)), Handley was awarded the [Medal of the Order of Australia](/source/Medal_of_the_Order_of_Australia), for services to rowing.[10]

## References

1. [Rowing New South Wales](http://www.rowingnsw.asn.au/about/about-nswra.html) Retrieved 11 August 2014.

1. [Steve Handley – SRC Rowing](http://sydneyrowingclub.com.au/Rowing/bios_steveHandley.php) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140303053120/http://www.sydneyrowingclub.com.au/Rowing/bios_steveHandley.php) 3 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 August 2014.

1. Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 181

1. [1974 Australian Championships at Australian Rowing History](http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/national-championships/1974.html#msch4)

1. [1974 Trans Tasman series at Australian Rowing History](http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/trans-tasman-series/1974.html)

1. [1977 King's Cup](http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/interstate-championships/1977.php#M8)

1. [Handley at World Rowing](http://www.worldrowing.com/athletes/athlete/26238/results/handley-stephen)

1. ["Stephen Handley Olympic Results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200418113408/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/stephen-handley-1.html). Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/stephen-handley-1.html) on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

1. [Submission to IPRT](http://www.ipart.nsw.gov.au/files/9e7c43d5-fe8c-420d-b200-a1dd00c09be7/Online_Submission_-_Wireless_Broadband_Engineering_Pty_Ltd_and_ATI_Australia_Pty_Limited_-_S_Handley_-_11_Jun_2013.pdf) Retrieved 11 August 2014.

1. ["Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division"](https://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-06/KB25%20-%20Honours%20List%20Media%20Notes%20-%20Order%20of%20Australia%20-%20OAM%20Medal.pdf). Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. 9 June 2025. p. 154. Retrieved 9 June 2025.

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