Sam Hardy

Sam Hardy (born 21 July 1995) is an Australian representative rower. He is a national champion, a national representative, an Olympian and won a bronze medals at the 2019 and 2022 World Rowing Championships. Club and state rowing Hardy was educated at Newington College in Sydney where he took up rowing. He was seated at six in Newington's senior eight of 2013. His senior rowing in Australia has been from the Sydney Rowing Club. Hardy made his first state representation appearance for NSW when selected in the 2014 NSW youth eight to contest the Nole Wolkinson Trophy at the Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships. He then attended Harvard University where he rowed in the Harvard varsity eight. In 2019 he contested the open men's coxless pair title at the Australian Rowing Championships with Josh Hicks and finished in third place. He also contested the open men's coxless four championship and finished second. He again contested the coxless pair with Hicks at the 2021 Australian Rowing Championships and that year won a national championship title in Sydney Rowing Club colours in the open men's coxed eight. His first senior state representative appearance came in 2021 when he raced the King's Cup in the bow seat of the New South Wales eight which finished second. In 2022 and 2023 he again rowed in victorious New South Wales King's Cup eights.