Chris O'Brien
Ballarat City Rowing Club (VIC), Wendouree Ballarat Rowing Club (VIC) and then Melbourne University Boat Club (VIC)
1996 – Nations Cup – Men’s Lightweight Single Scull coach - Sixth
1998 – Interstate Men’s Eight Championship co-coach – First
1998 – World Junior Rowing Championships – Men’s Coxless Four coach – Fourth
1998 – Nations Cup – Men’s Eight coach - Gold
1999 – Interstate Men’s Eight Championship co-coach – Second
1999 –Interstate Men’s Youth Eight Championship coach – First
1999 – Nations Cup – Men’s Eight coach - Fourth
2000 – Interstate Men’s Youth Eight Championship coach - Second
2000 – Nations Cup – Men’s Eight coach – Silver
2001 – Interstate Men’s Eight Championship coach – First
2001 – World Championships – Men’s Eight coach – Seventh
2002 – Interstate Men’s Eight Championship coach – First
2002 – World Championships – Men’s Coxless Pair coach – Fourth
2002 – World Championships – Men’s Lightweight Single Scull coach - Fifth
2003 – Interstate Men’s Eight Championship coach – First
2003 – World Championships – Men’s Coxless Pair coach – Gold
2004 – Interstate Men’s Eight Championship coach - Second
2004 – Olympic Games Men’s Pair coach - Gold
2006 - World Championships – Men’s Coxless Pair coach – Gold
2007 - World Championships – Men’s Coxless Pair coach – Gold
2008 – Olympic Games Men’s Pair coach - Gold
2010 – World Championships – Men’s Coxless Four – Seventh
2011 – World Championships – Men’s Coxless Four - Bronze
2012 – Olympic Games Men’s Four coach – Silver
2012 – Appointed High Performance Director Australian Rowing
2013 – Inducted into the Victorian Rowing Hall of Fame
Chris O’Brien has established himself as Australia’s most successful Olympic rowing coach - with two gold and one silver medal over the last three Olympic regattas and he also has a rich World Championship history, with his crews winning three gold & one bronze medal. In August 2012 Chris—who affectionately known as “Cobber” - was appointed the National Performance Director of Rowing Australia - after relinquishing his position as Victorian Institute of Sport Head Rowing Coach.
Andrew Guerin 2013