OLYMPIC GAMES

Beijing : 9 - 17 August 2008

GB Team

Men Women Lightweight
Men Lightweight
Women

8
M8

SILVER

W8

5th

4-
M4-

GOLD

LM4-

5th

4x
M4x
*
W4x

SILVER

2-
M2-
13th
W2-

6th

2x
M2x

BRONZE

W2x

BRONZE

LM2x
GOLD
LW2x
11th

1x
M1x

5th

W1x
*

Summary of GB results so far
GOLD
2

SILVER
2

BRONZE
2

GB crews in Final A 10

GB crews in Final B 1

GB crews in Final C 1

* Events shown in italics have no GB entry for Beijing.

Men:

Eight:
Alex Partridge (Leander)/ Tom Stallard (Leander)/ Tom Lucy (Oxford Brookes)/ Richard Egington (Leander)/ Josh West (Leander)/ Alastair Heathcote (Army)/ Matt Langridge(Leander)/ Colin Smith (Leander)/ Acer Nethercott (University College Oxford) (cox)
Coaches: Mark Banks, John West
1st in heat; to Final A; SILVER MEDAL

Coxless Four:
Tom James (Molesey)/ Steve Williams (Leander)/ Peter Reed (Leander)/ Andy Triggs Hodge (Molesey)
Coach: Jurgen Grobler
1st in heat; 1st in SF; to Final A; GOLD MEDAL

Coxless Pair:
Robin Bourne-Taylor (Army)/ Tom Solesbury (Molesey)
Coach: Peter Sheppard
4th in heat; 4th in repechage; 1st in Final C; 13th overall.

Quadruple Scull:
No GB crew

Double Scull:
Matt Wells (Leander)/ Stephen Rowbotham (Leander)
Coach: Mark Earnshaw
1st in heat; 3rd in SF; to Final A; BRONZE MEDAL

Single Scull:
Alan Campbell (Tideway Scullers)
Coach: Bill Barry
1st in heat; 2nd in QF; 2nd in SF; to Final A; 5th overall

Reserves:
Tom Parker (Oxford Brookes)
Alex Gregory (Reading Univ)

Lightweight men:

Coxless Four:
Richard Chambers (Oxford Brookes)/ James Lindsay-Fynn (London)/ Paul Mattick (Wallingford)/ James Clarke (London)
Coach: Robin Williams
2nd in heat; 3rd in SF; to Final A; 5th overall

Double Scull:
Zac Purchase (Marlow)/ Mark Hunter (Leander)
Coach: Darren Whiter
1st in heat; 1st in SF; to Final A; GOLD MEDAL
Olympic best time in heat, & again in final.

Reserve:
Rob Williams (London)

Women:

Eight:
Carla Ashford (Oxford Brookes)/ Beth Rodford (Thames)/ Natasha Page (Reading Univ)/ Natasha Howard (Tideway Scullers) [sub Louisa Reeve (Leander) in final]/ Jess Eddie (Univ of London)/ Sarah Winckless (Walbrook)/ Alison Knowles (Thames) [sub Alice Freeman (Wallingford) in final]/ Katie Greves (Leander)/ Caroline O'Connor (Oxford Brookes) (cox)
Coach: John Keogh
2nd in heat; 3rd in repechage; to Final A; 5th overall

Coxless Pair:
Louisa Reeve (Leander)/ Olivia Whitlam (Agecroft)
Coach: John Keogh
3rd in heat; 2nd in repechage; to Final A; 6th overall

Quad Scull:
Annie Vernon (Marlow)/ Debbie Flood (Leander)/ Frances Houghton (Tyrian)/ Katherine Grainger (St Andrew)
Coach: Paul Thompson
1st in heat; to Final A; SILVER MEDAL

Double Scull:
Elise Laverick (Thames)/ Anna Bebington (Leander)
Coach: Miles Forbes Thomas
3rd in heat; 1st in repechage; to Final A; BRONZE MEDAL

Single Scull:
No GB crew

Reserves:
Tina Stiller (Nottingham RC)
Alice Freeman (Wallingford)

Lightweight women:

Double Scull:
Helen Casey (Wallingford)/ Hester Goodsell (Reading Univ)
Coach: Rob Morgan
3rd in heat; 1st in repechage; 5th in SF; 5th in Final B; 11th overall.