Ollie Wynne-Griffith
Rower // Men's Squad
Date of Birth: 29th May 1994 (30 years old)
Club: Leander Club
Height: 198cm
Hometown: Guildford
Olympic bronze medallist Ollie Wynne-Griffith won silver at the 2022 European Rowing Championships in the men's pair.
He took up rowing at Radley College in 2007 and won a bronze medal at the World Rowing Junior Championships in the men’s eight (JM8+) in 2012. Ollie was then selected for the men’s eights that finished sixth in 2014 and second in 2016 at the World Rowing U23 Championships while studying at Yale University.
After making his senior team debut in 2017 at the World Cup III regatta, Ollie was selected as a spare for the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota-Bradenton, receiving the call to stroke the men’s four in their semi-final due after Will Satch was struck by illness. The crew held their nerve to finish second in the race and went on to win bronze in the final, with Satch back in the stroke seat.
Ollie was part of the men’s eight for the 2018-2021 seasons, winning bronze medals at the Tokyo Olympics and the World Rowing Championships in 2018 and 2019. At the European Championships he and his crew took silver in 2019 and gold in 2021.
In 2022, he formed a pair with Tom George, winning gold at World Cups I and II, silver at the European Rowing Championships, and bronze at the World Championships. They won silver at the Europeans again in 2023.
On The Water
GB Competitive Record
| Year | Event | Position | Boat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | European Rowing Championships Bled, SLO |
M2- | |
| 2022 | World Rowing Championships Racice, CZE |
M2- | |
| 2022 | European Rowing Championships Munich, GER |
M2- | |
| 2022 | World Rowing Cup III Lucerne, SUI |
M2- | |
| 2022 | World Rowing Cup I Belgrade, SRB |
M2- | |
| 2020 | Olympic Games Regatta Tokyo, JPN |
M8+ | |
| 2021 | European Rowing Championships Varese, ITA |
M8+ | |
| 2019 | World Rowing Championships Linz Ottensheim, AUT |
M8+ | |
| 2019 | World Rowing Cup III Rotterdam, NED |
M8+ | |
| 2019 | World Rowing Cup II Poznan, POL |
M8+ | |
| 2019 | European Rowing Championships Lucerne, SUI |
M8+ | |
| 2018 | World Rowing Championships Plovdiv, BUL |
M8+ | |
| 2018 | European Rowing Championships Glasgow, GBR |
5 | M8+ |
| 2018 | World Rowing Cup II Linz Ottensheim, AUT |
M8+ | |
| 2018 | World Rowing Cup I Belgrade, SRB |
M8+ | |
| 2017 | World Rowing Cup III Lucerne, SUI |
4 (FB Final) | M4- |
| 2016 | World Rowing Under 23 Championships Rotterdam, NED |
BM8+ | |
| 2014 | World Rowing U23 Championships Varese, ITA |
6 | BM8+ |
| 2012 | World Rowing Championships Plovdiv, BUL |
JM8+ |
- Year:
- 2023
- Event:
- European Rowing Championships
Bled, SLO - Position:
- Boat:
- M2-
- Year:
- 2022
- Event:
- World Rowing Championships
Racice, CZE - Position:
- Boat:
- M2-
- Year:
- 2022
- Event:
- European Rowing Championships
Munich, GER - Position:
- Boat:
- M2-
- Year:
- 2022
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI - Position:
- Boat:
- M2-
- Year:
- 2022
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup I
Belgrade, SRB - Position:
- Boat:
- M2-
- Year:
- 2020
- Event:
- Olympic Games Regatta
Tokyo, JPN - Position:
- Boat:
- M8+
- Year:
- 2021
- Event:
- European Rowing Championships
Varese, ITA - Position:
- Boat:
- M8+
- Year:
- 2019
- Event:
- World Rowing Championships
Linz Ottensheim, AUT - Position:
- Boat:
- M8+
- Year:
- 2019
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup III
Rotterdam, NED - Position:
- Boat:
- M8+
- Year:
- 2019
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup II
Poznan, POL - Position:
- Boat:
- M8+
- Year:
- 2019
- Event:
- European Rowing Championships
Lucerne, SUI - Position:
- Boat:
- M8+
- Year:
- 2018
- Event:
- World Rowing Championships
Plovdiv, BUL - Position:
- Boat:
- M8+
- Year:
- 2018
- Event:
- European Rowing Championships
Glasgow, GBR - Position:
- 5
- Boat:
- M8+
- Year:
- 2018
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup II
Linz Ottensheim, AUT - Position:
- Boat:
- M8+
- Year:
- 2018
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup I
Belgrade, SRB - Position:
- Boat:
- M8+
- Year:
- 2017
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI - Position:
- 4 (FB Final)
- Boat:
- M4-
- Year:
- 2016
- Event:
- World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Rotterdam, NED - Position:
- Boat:
- BM8+
- Year:
- 2014
- Event:
- World Rowing U23 Championships
Varese, ITA - Position:
- 6
- Boat:
- BM8+
- Year:
- 2012
- Event:
- World Rowing Championships
Plovdiv, BUL - Position:
- Boat:
- JM8+
Beyond the Boat
Ollie is a keen debater and majored in political science at Yale University. His hobbies outside rowing include socialising with friends, cooking and writing poetry.