Annamarie Phelps Explained

Annamarie Phelps CBE (Stapleton, born 24 May 1966), is a British rower and sports administrator. She competed in the women's eight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.^[2] She was Chairman of British Rowing from 2013 to 2018,^[3] and became Vice-Chairman of the British Olympic Association in 2017.^[4] She was chair of the British Horseracing Authority from June 2019^[5] to June 2022.^[6]

Phelps was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours, for services to rowing.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bradford's Sporting Hall of Fame - Part 1 . Bradford Telegraph and Argus . 15 July 2020 . en.
2. Annamarie Stapleton Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041205/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/annamarie-stapleton-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 21 September 2018.
3. Web site: Annamarie Phelps CBE interview: "I love what I do; I've viewed it as a privilege" . British Rowing . 10 November 2018.
4. Web site: Annamarie Phelps CBE has become Vice-Chair of the British Olympic Association. British Olympic Association. 24 February 2017. 23 February 2017.
5. Web site: Barber . Bill . Former Olympic rower Annamarie Phelps named as new BHA chair . . 2 April 2019.
6. Web site: Barber . Bill . Racing's leaders promise to collaborate as Joe Saumarez Smith becomes BHA chair . Racing Post . 15 August 2022 . 1 June 2022.
7. Web site: New Year's Honours list 2016. Government of the United Kingdom. 8 November 2021.