Background
Stanley was born in 1957 in Lower Hutt.
Stanley was born in 1957 in Lower Hutt.
Stanley and his three brothers all attended Westlake Boys High School, where he was from 1971 to 1975.
In his final year of competitive rowing, he represented New Zealand at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Stanley has since 2009 been the president of the New Zealand Olympic Committee. He was chosen for the coxed four for the 1980 Moscow Olympics, but New Zealand did not attend the games due to the boycott.
He retired after the 1984 Olympic Games from competitive rowing.
From 1988 to 1994, Stanley was Sports Master for Westlake Boys High School. He returned to the school in 2004 as a rowing coach.
Stanley was chief executive of Rowing New Zealand from 1994 to 2003. He remained on the board of the organisation until 2009.
Stanley"s is married to Jane.
They have two boys and one girl. Their children attended Westlake Boys High School and Westlake Girls High School, respectively.
He captained the 1st Rugby XV for three of those years, and was a member of the school"s senior rowing eight team in 1974 and 1975. At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, he was a member of the New Zealand eight that came fourth. From 2005, he was a member of the New Zealand Olympic Committee, and since 2009, he has been president of the organisation, when he succeeded Sir Eion Edgar.