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University of Bristol.
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David Tanner
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He has assisted the team to Olympic success from the 1984 Los Angeles games to the 2012 London games. This success has been paralleled by success in the World Rowing Championships. Educated at Abingdon School, Tanner"s first career was as a teacher.
He followed this at the same time involving himself deeply with rowing.
Tanner was deputy headmaster at Greenford High School in Ealing from 1986 to 1987 before he took a post as headmaster at the former Longford School in Feltham, Middlesex from 1987 to 1996. In 1992 he was appointed team leader to Great Britain rowing for the Olympic games of that year and then subsequently for 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012.(debs) Following the 1996 Olympic games tanner was appointed, with the support of lottery funding, a full-time position of Performance Coach to Great Britain rowing.
2002 saw the introduction of Tanner’s initiative to find new rowers.
Achievements
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1992 appointed a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts – 2000 awarded the Dyson Award for coaching – 2003 appointed an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire – 2009 appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire – 2012 granted Freedom of the City of London – 2013 appointed a Knight Bachelor for services to rowing – 2013 granted Freedom of the Company of Watermen.
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire; Member of the Order of the British Empire – 1992 appointed a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts – 2000 awarded the Dyson Award for coaching – 2003 appointed an OBE – 2009 appointed a CBE – 2012 granted Freedom of the City of London – 2013 appointed a Knight Bachelor for services to rowing – 2013 granted Freedom of the Company of WatermenOfficer of the Order of the British Empire; Member of the Order of the British Empire – 1992 appointed a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts – 2000 awarded the Dyson Award for coaching – 2003 appointed an OBE – 2009 appointed a CBE – 2012 granted Freedom of the City of London – 2013 appointed a Knight Bachelor for services to rowing – 2013 granted Freedom of the Company of Watermen