Tobias Lister

Tobias Lister

Toby Lister, Terrence Alfred, Fergus Pragnell, Matt Ryan celebrating winning the 2009 Kings Cup
Personal information
Born	(1987-04-07) 7 April 1987 Sydney, Australia
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Medal record Representing  Australia Men's Rowing World Rowing Championships 2010 Karapiro M8+

Tobias (Toby) Lister (born 7 April 1987) is a retired Australian rower.^[1] He competed in the Men's eight event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[2][3]

Lister was introduced to rowing at Shore School in Sydney. A coxswain, Lister was part of Shore's successful First VIII in 2003 and 2004 which won that event at the AAGPS Head of the River on both occasions.^{[4] [5]} With Lister as coxswain, Shore also won the Barrington Cup for the Champion Schoolboy Eight of Australia in 2003 and 2004. ^[6]

In 2004 Lister represented Australia at the World Junior Championships in Banyoles, Spain, placing 6th in the Men's Coxed Four.^[7]

Upon leaving school Lister joined Sydney University Boat Club. In 2007, Lister was one of 7 athletes from Sydney University Boat Club to form the Australian Under 23 Men's Eight. The crew was coached by Phil Bourguignon, who was coaching at the club and went on to win the Bronze Medal at the 2007 World Under 23 Rowing Championships in Strathclyde, Scotland.^[8] In 2008, Lister placed 7th at the World Under 23 Rowing Championships in Brandenburg, Germany.^[9]

Following the retirement of fellow Sydney University Boat Club coxswain, Marty Rabjohns, Lister moved on to the senior national team, as coxswain of the Men's Eight at the 2009 World Rowing Championships. The crew placed 7th in Poznan, Poland.^[10] In 2010, Lister won his first senior world championship medal, a bronze, in the Men's Eight at the 2010 World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro, New Zealand.^[11] At the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled, Slovenia, Lister's Australian Men's Eight placed 4th and qualified the boat for the London Olympics.^[12]

At the London Olympic Games, Lister coxed the Australian Men's Eight to a 6th placing in a thrilling final where all boats were overlapping at the finish line.^[13]

Following on from the London Olympic Games, Lister continued as a coxswain for New South Wales, where he is a six-time Kings Cup winner (2009 to 2014). ^{[14][15][16][17][18][19]}

Lister was the Director of Rowing at Scotch College, Adelaide and led the program to wins in the First VIII for Schoolboys and Schoolgirls at the South Australian Head of the River. It was the first time in the school's history that this has occurred. He is now currently head of rowing at Geelong grammar school. ^[20]

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