Rob Woodhouse (born 1963) is a former Australian Olympic swimmer. He is now a prominent sports agent and company director.

Biography

Rob Woodhouse was educated at Melbourne's Scotch College, where he excelled at swimming. Scotch College, Melbourne (also known simply as Scotch) is an independent school for boys located in Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia. ...

Selected for the Australian swimming team, he competed at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984, the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, and the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. Jump to: navigation, search The Games of the XXIII Olympiad were held in 1984 in Los Angeles, United States. ... The 1986 Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... Jump to: navigation, search Edinburghs location in Scotland Edinburgh viewed from Arthurs Seat. ... Timeline of Scottish history Caledonia List of not fully sovereign nations Subdivisions of Scotland National parks (Scotland) Traditional music of Scotland Flower of Scotland Wars of Scottish Independence National Trust for Scotland Historic houses in Scotland Castles in Scotland Museums in Scotland Abbeys and priories in Scotland Gardens in Scotland... The 1990 Commonwealth Games. ... Jump to: navigation, search Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. ...

Sporting Achievements

• Bronze, 400 Metre Individual Medley, 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
• Silver, 200 Metre Individual Medley, 1986 Commonwealth Games, Edinburgh
• Silver, 400 Metre Individual Medley, 1986 Commonwealth Games, Edinburgh
• Silver, 200 Metre Individual Medley, 1990 Commonwealth Games, Auckland

Woodhouse retired from swimming in 1990.

Business career

After completing an MBA, Rob set up his own sports management company in 1996. In the following years, he merged this business with the firm of former Collingwood football player Craig Kelly, forming Elite Sports Properties Ltd. Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a tertiary degree in business management. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies after the black and white striped jerseys worn by the players, is an Australian rules football club, playing in the elite Australian Football League. ...

In 2000, British company Sportsworld Media Group bought Elite Sports Properties from Rob Woodhouse and Craig Kelly for $23 million in cash and an undisclosed share package. The following year, Sportsworld collapsed, and Woodhouse, Kelly and fellow directors Scott Davidson and Ricky Jackson bought Elite back for a tidy $2 million.

Elite has become Australia's foremost sports management company, representing hundreds of top Australian olympians, footballers, rugby players and media personalities.

In 2005, Elite joined forces with the Chinese Government, forming Chine Elite Sports Properties, in order to develop marketing opportunities leading up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Jump to: navigation, search The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, will be held in Beijing in the Peoples Republic of China from August 8, 2008 to August 24, 2008, with the opening ceremony to take place at 8 p. ...