Steven Coppola

Douglas Steven Coppola Jr. (born May 22, 1984, in Buffalo, New York) is an American rower. He won a bronze medal in the men's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He is currently the Head Women's coach at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY.

Biography Steven Coppola was born on May 22, 1984, in Buffalo, New York, a son of Mimi Barnes-Coppola and Douglas Steven Coppola Sr. He attended Canisius High School, where he started rowing in 1998 at West Side Rowing Club's "Learn-to-Row" camp. He won multiple Scholastic National Rowing Championships. He also won numerous National and International titles while rowing for Princeton and in 2005 and 2006. He was a member of the Princeton varsity eight that finished second in the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships. He made his Olympic debut at the 2008 Olympic Games, rowing for the United States, where he and his team won a bronze medal in the 2000-meter race with a final time of 5:25.34, which was less than 2 seconds behind first place Canada. Coppola is the first ever athlete from Western New York's West Side Rowing Club to receive an Olympic Medal.

Race results

International Results Year Race Event Place/Award Reference 2011 FISA World Championships Men's Eight 8th place 2011 World Rowing Cup 3, Lucerne Men's Eight 3rd Place 2009 FISA World Championships Men's Four 13th place 2009 World Rowing Cup 3, Lucerne Men's Four 3rd place 2008 Olympic Games Men's Eight 3rd place (Bronze Medal) 2007 FISA World Championships Men's Eight 4th place 2006 FISA World Championships Men's Eight 3rd place (Bronze Medal) 2005 FISA World Championships Men's Eight 1st place (Gold Medal) 2004 FISA World Championships Men's Four with Coxswain 3rd place (Bronze Medal) 2003 Henley Royal Regatta Temple Challenge Cup 1st place (Temple Challenge Cup)

National Results Year Race Event Place/Award Reference 2007 U.S. National Rowing Championships Men's Four with Coxswain 1st place (Gold Medal) 2007 U.S. National Rowing Championships Men's Eight 2nd place (Silver Medal) 2006 Intercollegiate Rowing Association Men's Championships Men's Varsity Eight 2nd place (Silver Medal) 2006 Eastern Men's Sprints Men's Varsity Eight 1st place (Gold Medal) 2005 Intercollegiate Rowing Association Men's Championships Men's Varsity Eight 2nd place (Silver Medal) 2005 Eastern Men's Sprints Men's Varsity Eight 3rd place (Bronze Medal)