| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 1 | Double Sculls | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 6:27.77 |
| 7 | Quadruple Sculls | 2004 | Athens, GRE | 6:02.31 |
| World Championships | ||||
| 2 | Quadruple Sculls | 2009 | Poznan, POL | 5:39.66 |
| 3 | Quadruple Sculls | 2010 | Hamilton, NZL | 6:18.93 |
| 4 | Double Sculls | 2011 | Bled, SLO | 6:14.67 |
| World Cup | ||||
| 2 | Double Sculls | 2012 | Lucerne, SUI | 6:15.66 |
| 2 | Double Sculls | 2012 | Lucerne, SUI | 6:15.66 |
Nickname
Goat. (rowingaustralia.com.au, 08 Nov 2010)
Hobbies
Cryptic crosswords, reading, sleeping, eating. (rowingaustralia.com.au, 08 Nov 2010)
Education
Law - Latrobe University, University of Melbourne, Victoria, AUS
Language(s) spoken
English, French
Club name
Mercantile Rowing Club, Australia
Coach
John Dreissen, Chris O'Brien (rowingaustralia.com.au, 08 Nov 2010)
Other sports
His eldest brother Simon played Australian rules football for Hawthorn between 1993 and 1996. (rowingaustralia.com.au, 08 Nov 2010)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
At age 14 on the Yarra River, Melbourne. (worldrowing.com, 06 Apr 2010)
Ambitions
He hopes to become a politician one day. (Australian Olympic team handbook, 02 Nov 2005)
Training
Early morning training, followed by breakfast and university study. Physio after lunch, followed by an afternoon weights session. (worldrowing.com, 06 Apr 2010)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning a gold medal in the men's double scull at the Olympic Games in Beijing. (rowingaustralia.com.au, 08 Nov 2010)
Hero
Former Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies, former United States President Ronald Reagan and the last President of the Soviet Union Mikael Gorbachev. (VIC Institute of Sport, 04 Jun 2003)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Don't ever say should have ...should have, could have, might have, didn't." (VIC Institute of Sport 04 Jun 2003)
Awards
He was awarded Rower of the Year in 2008. (rowingaustralia, 13 Dec 2008)
General
RESCUE
In August 2006, he and three teammates rescued a 75-year-old man from drowning after he fell off his dinghy. The man suffered hypothermia after being submerged, and police said he was rescued just in time and would have died if he had been in the water much longer. (Mosman Rowing, 13 Nov 2007)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008, Athens 2004
