Mohamed Sbihi MBE

Rower // Men's Squad
Date of Birth: 27th Mar 1988 (36 years old)
Club: Molesey Boat Club
Height: 203.00
Hometown: Surbiton

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A powerful and imposing presence at 6’6” tall, Olympic champion Mohamed 'Moe' Sbihi was one of the leading figures in the men’s squad during his time with the GB Rowing Team.

Sbihi is a graduate of the GB Rowing Team Start programme. Known to all in the rowing world as Moe, he completed his collection of international titles as part of the men’s four that won gold at Rio 2016. That followed on from three successive World Championships titles, plus two European crowns.

Moe, who represented GB at Junior and U23 level, also won a bronze medal with the men’s eight at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

In 2017, Sbihi was ever present in the men’s four, winning two golds and a silver at the World Cup regattas, followed by a bronze medal at the World Rowing Championships in Sarasota-Bradenton behind Australia and Italy. He won gold at the 2021 European Rowing Championships in the eight in Varese, Italy.

Moe was made a member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the Queen’s 2017 New Year Honours list for services to rowing, and was selected as one of Team GB’s two flag bearers for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.

Moe completed a golden Olympiad when he added a Rio 2016 Olympic title to three successive World Championship crowns

On The Water

2016

Olympic Champion - Men's Four

European Champion - Men's Four

2015

World Champion Men's Eight

European Silver Medallist Men's Eight

2014

World & European Champion Men's Four

2013

World Champion Men's Eight

2012

Olympic Bronze Medallist Men's Eight

2010-2011

Twice World Silver Medallists Men's Eight

2007

World U23 Bronze Medallist Men's Pair

Rio 2016 Olympiad: 2013 – 2016

After being crowned World Champion in 2013, 2014 and 2015, Moe completed a golden Olympiad at Rio 2016 as he helped GB secure a fifth successive Olympic men’s four title.

He teamed up with Alex Gregory, George Nash and Constantine Louloudis to power to victory on a fantastic Friday on the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, beating Australia by three-quarters of a length.

It completed an unbeaten season for Moe, which started as he won the GB Rowing Team Trials with Gregory for a third successive year. The four made a winning debut at the European Championships in Brandenburg, securing gold in choppy conditions, but Louloudis was unable to race at the Lucerne World Cup due to illness.

Callum McBrierty took his place in the boat as the four won a dramatic gold, pipping Australia on the line. Louloudis returned for the Poznan World Cup, where GB maintained their unbeaten record for 2016 by finishing a length clear of World Champions Italy.

Moe had started the Rio Olympiad in the eight and helped to secure a historic first-ever World Championship gold for a British crew in Chungju in 2013.

In 2014, he was selected for the men’s four for the first time in six years but it was a move that proved tremendously successful as Moe, Gregory, Andrew Triggs-Hodge and Nash remained unbeaten throughout the season.  After securing a first European Championships title of his career, Moe also won gold at the World Cups in Aiguebelette and Lucerne before the four produced an outstanding clear-water victory at the World Championships in Amsterdam.

An enthralling 2015 saw Moe return to the eight and, along with his crew-mates, enjoy a season-long battle with Germany. After having to settle for silver at the European Championships, GB won World Cup gold in Varese and Lucerne by fractions of a second. The drama continued at the World Championships in Aiguebelette as GB edged out their rivals by two-tenths of a second to claim gold for a third successive year.

Peter Reed, Paul Bennett, Moe Sbihi, Alex Gregory and George Nash in the men's eight at the Varese World Cup in 2015

London 2012 Olympiad: 2009 – 2012

When Moe won men’s eight bronze at London 2012, he was one of six Team GB medallists to come through the GB Rowing Team Start Programme – the ground-breaking talent identification and development initiative supported by National Lottery funding.

He first gained a place in the senior men’s eight in 2009 and won two World Cup bronze medals. He finished the season in the men’s pair with James Foad, finishing eighth at the World U23s in Racice.

Moe spent the remainder of the London Olympiad in the men’s eight, starting with an impressive 2010 that saw the GB crew win gold and two bronze medals in the World Cup series before securing a fine silver at the World Championships in New Zealand.

They repeated that achievement the following year in Bled, rowing through opposition from Canada and Australia to once again finish runners-up to Germany.

World Cup silver in Belgrade and Lucerne, plus bronze in Munich, saw the GB men’s eight go into the London 2012 Olympics among the medal favourites and they went on to claim bronze behind Germany and Canada.

GB Competitive Record

Year Event Position Boat
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 World Rowing Cup II
Linz Ottensheim, AUT
M8+
2018 World Rowing Cup I
Belgrade, SRB
M8+
2017 World Rowing Championships
Sarasota-Bradenton, USA
M4-
2017 World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI
M4-
2017 World Rowing Cup II
Poznan, POL
M4-
2017 European Rowing Championships
Racice, CZE
5 M4-
2017 World Rowing Cup I
Belgrade, SRB
M4-
2016 Olympic Games Regatta
Rio de Janeiro, BRA
M4-
2016 World Rowing Cup III
Poznan, POL
M4-
2016 World Rowing Cup II
Lucerne, SUI
M4-
2016 European Rowing Championships
Brandenburg, GER
M4-
2015 World Rowing Championships
Aiguebelette, FRA
M8+
2015 World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI
M8+
2015 World Rowing Cup II
Varese, ITA
M8+
2015 European Rowing Championships
Poznan, POL
M8+
2014 World Rowing Championships
Amsterdam, NED
M4-
2014 World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI
M8+
2014 World Rowing Cup II
Aiguebelette, FRA
M4-
2014 European Rowing Championships
Belgrade, SRB
M4-
2013 World Rowing Championships
Chungju, KOR
M8+
2013 World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI
4 M8+
2013 World Rowing Cup II
Eton, GBR
M8+
2013 World Rowing Cup I
Sydney, AUS
M8+
2012 Olympic Games
London, GBR
M8+
2012 World Rowing Cup III
Munich, GER
M8+
2012 World Rowing Cup II
Lucerne, SUI
M8+
2012 World Rowing Cup I
Belgrade, SRB
M8+
2011 World Rowing Championships
Bled, SLO
M8+
2011 World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI
M8+
2011 World Rowing Cup I
Munich, GER
M8+
2010 World Rowing Championships
Karapiro, NZL
M8+
2010 World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI
M8+
2010 World Rowing Cup II
Munich, GER
M8+
2010 World Rowing Cup I
Bled, SLO
M8+
2009 Under 23 World Rowing Championships
Racice, CZE
2 (FB Final) BM2-
2009 World Rowing Cup II
Munich, GER
M8+
2009 World Rowing Cup I
Banyoles, ESP
M8+
2008 World Rowing U
Brandenburg, GER
6 BM4-
2007 Under 23 World Rowing Championships
Glasgow, GBR
BM4-
2007 World Rowing Cup II
Amsterdam, NED
1 (FC Final) M4-
2006 World Rowing Junior Championships
Amsterdam, NED
5 JM2-
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:
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 Championships
Sarasota-Bradenton, USA
Position:
Boat:
M4-
Year:
2017
Event:
World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI
Position:
Boat:
M4-
Year:
2017
Event:
World Rowing Cup II
Poznan, POL
Position:
Boat:
M4-
Year:
2017
Event:
European Rowing Championships
Racice, CZE
Position:
5
Boat:
M4-
Year:
2017
Event:
World Rowing Cup I
Belgrade, SRB
Position:
Boat:
M4-
Year:
2016
Event:
Olympic Games Regatta
Rio de Janeiro, BRA
Position:
Boat:
M4-
Year:
2016
Event:
World Rowing Cup III
Poznan, POL
Position:
Boat:
M4-
Year:
2016
Event:
World Rowing Cup II
Lucerne, SUI
Position:
Boat:
M4-
Year:
2016
Event:
European Rowing Championships
Brandenburg, GER
Position:
Boat:
M4-
Year:
2015
Event:
World Rowing Championships
Aiguebelette, FRA
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2015
Event:
World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2015
Event:
World Rowing Cup II
Varese, ITA
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2015
Event:
European Rowing Championships
Poznan, POL
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2014
Event:
World Rowing Championships
Amsterdam, NED
Position:
Boat:
M4-
Year:
2014
Event:
World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2014
Event:
World Rowing Cup II
Aiguebelette, FRA
Position:
Boat:
M4-
Year:
2014
Event:
European Rowing Championships
Belgrade, SRB
Position:
Boat:
M4-
Year:
2013
Event:
World Rowing Championships
Chungju, KOR
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2013
Event:
World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI
Position:
4
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2013
Event:
World Rowing Cup II
Eton, GBR
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2013
Event:
World Rowing Cup I
Sydney, AUS
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2012
Event:
Olympic Games
London, GBR
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2012
Event:
World Rowing Cup III
Munich, GER
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2012
Event:
World Rowing Cup II
Lucerne, SUI
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2012
Event:
World Rowing Cup I
Belgrade, SRB
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2011
Event:
World Rowing Championships
Bled, SLO
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2011
Event:
World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2011
Event:
World Rowing Cup I
Munich, GER
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2010
Event:
World Rowing Championships
Karapiro, NZL
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2010
Event:
World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2010
Event:
World Rowing Cup II
Munich, GER
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2010
Event:
World Rowing Cup I
Bled, SLO
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2009
Event:
Under 23 World Rowing Championships
Racice, CZE
Position:
2 (FB Final)
Boat:
BM2-
Year:
2009
Event:
World Rowing Cup II
Munich, GER
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2009
Event:
World Rowing Cup I
Banyoles, ESP
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2008
Event:
World Rowing U
Brandenburg, GER
Position:
6
Boat:
BM4-
Year:
2007
Event:
Under 23 World Rowing Championships
Glasgow, GBR
Position:
Boat:
BM4-
Year:
2007
Event:
World Rowing Cup II
Amsterdam, NED
Position:
1 (FC Final)
Boat:
M4-
Year:
2006
Event:
World Rowing Junior Championships
Amsterdam, NED
Position:
5
Boat:
JM2-

More info...

Moe was first identified as a potential Olympian in 2003, while still a pupil at Hollyfield School in Surbiton, and won U15 gold at the Great Britain Indoor Rowing Championships later that year.

After setting the fastest 2km ergo test time of any junior trialist, Moe was selected for the men’s pair at the 2006 World Junior Championships and finished fifth alongside Charles Cousins.

A breakthrough 2007 saw Moe win men’s four gold and two silvers at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival, then make his senior debut in the four at the World Cup in Amsterdam before winning bronze in the four at the World U23 Championships in Glasgow.

Moe also finished sixth in the men’s four at the following year’s U23 Championships in Brandenburg.

ClubSquadCoach
Molesey Boat ClubMen’s SquadJürgen Grobler
Club:
Molesey Boat Club
Squad:
Men’s Squad
Coach:
Jürgen Grobler
Learnt to rowOriginal ClubOriginal Coach(es)
Molesey Boat Club with the GB Rowing Team Start ProgrammeMolesey Boat ClubSue McNuff, Neasa Folan
Learnt to row:
Molesey Boat Club with the GB Rowing Team Start Programme
Original Club:
Molesey Boat Club
Original Coach(es):
Sue McNuff, Neasa Folan

 

 

Beyond the Boat

Moe was a sporty youngster and tried his hand at football and tennis before being identified as a potential rowing champion.  He is a keen basketball fan and an Arsenal FC supporter, with his other interests being film and music.

English born of Moroccan descent, Moe can speak a dialect of Arabic and regularly visits his family in Tangiers.

Moe is grateful to his former coach, Sue McNuff for her patience in teaching him everything he now knows about rowing.

He is Lottery funded through UK Sport.

Personal Information

Current Address Home Town Surrey
Surbiton Surbiton Surrey
Current Address:
Surbiton
Home Town:
Surbiton
Surrey:
Surrey
Date of Birth Height
27 March 1988 203cm
Date of Birth:
27 March 1988
Height:
203cm
Education
Hollyfield School, St. Mary’s University College
Education:
Hollyfield School, St. Mary’s University College

GB Competitive Record

Year Event Position Boat
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 World Rowing Cup II
Linz Ottensheim, AUT
M8+
2018 World Rowing Cup I
Belgrade, SRB
M8+
2017 World Rowing Championships
Sarasota-Bradenton, USA
M4-
2017 World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI
M4-
2017 World Rowing Cup II
Poznan, POL
M4-
2017 European Rowing Championships
Racice, CZE
5 M4-
2017 World Rowing Cup I
Belgrade, SRB
M4-
2016 Olympic Games Regatta
Rio de Janeiro, BRA
M4-
2016 World Rowing Cup III
Poznan, POL
M4-
2016 World Rowing Cup II
Lucerne, SUI
M4-
2016 European Rowing Championships
Brandenburg, GER
M4-
2015 World Rowing Championships
Aiguebelette, FRA
M8+
2015 World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI
M8+
2015 World Rowing Cup II
Varese, ITA
M8+
2015 European Rowing Championships
Poznan, POL
M8+
2014 World Rowing Championships
Amsterdam, NED
M4-
2014 World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI
M8+
2014 World Rowing Cup II
Aiguebelette, FRA
M4-
2014 European Rowing Championships
Belgrade, SRB
M4-
2013 World Rowing Championships
Chungju, KOR
M8+
2013 World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI
4 M8+
2013 World Rowing Cup II
Eton, GBR
M8+
2013 World Rowing Cup I
Sydney, AUS
M8+
2012 Olympic Games
London, GBR
M8+
2012 World Rowing Cup III
Munich, GER
M8+
2012 World Rowing Cup II
Lucerne, SUI
M8+
2012 World Rowing Cup I
Belgrade, SRB
M8+
2011 World Rowing Championships
Bled, SLO
M8+
2011 World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI
M8+
2011 World Rowing Cup I
Munich, GER
M8+
2010 World Rowing Championships
Karapiro, NZL
M8+
2010 World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI
M8+
2010 World Rowing Cup II
Munich, GER
M8+
2010 World Rowing Cup I
Bled, SLO
M8+
2009 Under 23 World Rowing Championships
Racice, CZE
BM2-
2009 World Rowing Cup II
Munich, GER
M8+
2009 World Rowing Cup I
Banyoles, ESP
M8+
2008 World Rowing U
Brandenburg, GER
6 BM4-
2007 Under 23 World Rowing Championships
Glasgow, GBR
BM4-
2007 World Rowing Cup II
Amsterdam, NED
M4-
2006 World Rowing Junior Championships
Amsterdam, NED
5 JM2-
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:
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 Championships
Sarasota-Bradenton, USA
Position:
Boat:
M4-
Year:
2017
Event:
World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI
Position:
Boat:
M4-
Year:
2017
Event:
World Rowing Cup II
Poznan, POL
Position:
Boat:
M4-
Year:
2017
Event:
European Rowing Championships
Racice, CZE
Position:
5
Boat:
M4-
Year:
2017
Event:
World Rowing Cup I
Belgrade, SRB
Position:
Boat:
M4-
Year:
2016
Event:
Olympic Games Regatta
Rio de Janeiro, BRA
Position:
Boat:
M4-
Year:
2016
Event:
World Rowing Cup III
Poznan, POL
Position:
Boat:
M4-
Year:
2016
Event:
World Rowing Cup II
Lucerne, SUI
Position:
Boat:
M4-
Year:
2016
Event:
European Rowing Championships
Brandenburg, GER
Position:
Boat:
M4-
Year:
2015
Event:
World Rowing Championships
Aiguebelette, FRA
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2015
Event:
World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2015
Event:
World Rowing Cup II
Varese, ITA
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2015
Event:
European Rowing Championships
Poznan, POL
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2014
Event:
World Rowing Championships
Amsterdam, NED
Position:
Boat:
M4-
Year:
2014
Event:
World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2014
Event:
World Rowing Cup II
Aiguebelette, FRA
Position:
Boat:
M4-
Year:
2014
Event:
European Rowing Championships
Belgrade, SRB
Position:
Boat:
M4-
Year:
2013
Event:
World Rowing Championships
Chungju, KOR
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2013
Event:
World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI
Position:
4
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2013
Event:
World Rowing Cup II
Eton, GBR
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2013
Event:
World Rowing Cup I
Sydney, AUS
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2012
Event:
Olympic Games
London, GBR
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2012
Event:
World Rowing Cup III
Munich, GER
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2012
Event:
World Rowing Cup II
Lucerne, SUI
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2012
Event:
World Rowing Cup I
Belgrade, SRB
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2011
Event:
World Rowing Championships
Bled, SLO
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2011
Event:
World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2011
Event:
World Rowing Cup I
Munich, GER
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2010
Event:
World Rowing Championships
Karapiro, NZL
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2010
Event:
World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2010
Event:
World Rowing Cup II
Munich, GER
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2010
Event:
World Rowing Cup I
Bled, SLO
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2009
Event:
Under 23 World Rowing Championships
Racice, CZE
Position:
Boat:
BM2-
Year:
2009
Event:
World Rowing Cup II
Munich, GER
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2009
Event:
World Rowing Cup I
Banyoles, ESP
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2008
Event:
World Rowing U
Brandenburg, GER
Position:
6
Boat:
BM4-
Year:
2007
Event:
Under 23 World Rowing Championships
Glasgow, GBR
Position:
Boat:
BM4-
Year:
2007
Event:
World Rowing Cup II
Amsterdam, NED
Position:
Boat:
M4-
Year:
2006
Event:
World Rowing Junior Championships
Amsterdam, NED
Position:
5
Boat:
JM2-