Oliver Stanhope

{{short description|British Paralympic rower}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}

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| name = Oliver Stanhope
MBE

| nickname = Stan

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| nationality = British

| sport = Pararowing

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| event = PR3 Mixed Coxed Four{{cite web | url=https://paralympics.org.uk/athletes/oliver-stanhope | title=ParalympicsGB | Oliver stanhope }}

| club = Molesey Boat Club

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|05|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hampton, London

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| weight = 90 kg

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{{MedalSport|Pararowing}}

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{{MedalComp|Paralympic Games}}

{{MedalGold|2020 Tokyo|PR3 mixed coxed four}}

{{MedalComp|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2017 Sarasota|PR3 mixed coxed four}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Plovdiv|PR3 mixed coxed four}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Ottensheim|PR3 mixed coxed four}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Račice|PR3 coxless pair}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Račice|PR3 mixed coxed four}}

{{MedalComp|European Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2021 Varese|PR3 mixed coxed four}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Oberschleißheim|PR3 mixed coxed four}}

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Oliver Stanhope (born 30 May 1998) is a British Paralympic rower who competes in the coxed four in international level events. He is the son of former rower Richard Stanhope.{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishrowing.org/athlete/oliver-stanhope/|title=Oliver Stanhope – British Rowing|last=|first=|date=23 February 2020|website=British Rowing|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/athletes/athlete/49403/oliver-stanhope|title=Oliver Stanhope – World Rowing|last=|first=|date=23 February 2020|website=World Rowing|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}

He won a gold medal in the mixed cox four at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.{{cite news |title=Tokyo Paralympics: GB win PR3 mixed coxed four rowing gold |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/disability-sport/58374935 |access-date=10 August 2022}}

Stanhope was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to rowing.{{London Gazette|issue=63571|supp=y|page=N25|date=1 January 2022}}{{Cite web|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/59828368|title= New Year Honours 2022: Jason Kenny receives a knighthood and Laura Kenny made a dame|date=31 December 2021|work=BBC Sport}}

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