GB TEAM 2005

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Gifu, Japan : 29 Aug - 4 Sep 2005

Men Women Lightweight Men Lightweight Women
event result event result event result event result
8 M8 4th W8 5th LM8 *
4+ M4+ *
4- M4- GOLD W4- * LM4- 8th
4x M4x 7th W4x GOLD LM4x * LW4x BRONZE
2+ M2+ *
2- M2- 10th W2- * LM2- 7th
2x M2x * W2x 5th LM2x 7th LW2x 8th
1x M1x 12th W1x 9th LM1x SILVER LW1x 4th

Non-Olympic events shown in italics.
* shows events with no GB entry

Summary of GB results
GOLD

2
(+ 1 adaptive)

SILVER

1

BRONZE

1

GB crews in FA 8
GB crews in FB 8
GB crews in FC

Men:

Eight:  
Simon Fieldhouse (Molesey)/ Tom Stallard (Leander)/ Jonno Devlin (Oxford Brookes)/ Richard Egington (Leander)/ Josh West (Cambridge Uni)/ Henry Bailhache-Webb (Oxford Brookes)/ Tom Parker (Oxford Brookes)/ Kieran West (Uni of London)/ Acer Nethercott (cox) (Oxford Uni)
Coach: Steve Gunn
4th in heat;  2nd in repechage;  4th in Final A.
Overall position:  4th.

Coxed Four:
No GB entry

Coxless Four:  
Steve Williams (Leander)/ Peter Reed (Oxford Uni)/ Alex Partridge (Leander)/ Andy Hodge (Oxford Uni)
Coach: Jurgen Grobler
1st in heat;  1st in SF;  1st in Final A (BBC TV coverage).
Overall position: GOLD

Coxed Pair:
No GB entry

Coxless Pair:  
Tom Broadway (Uni of London)/ Phil Simmons (Molesey)
Coach: Mark Earnshaw
2nd in heat;  5th in SF;  4th in Final B.
Overall position: 10th.

Quadruple Scull:
Matt Wells (Uni of London)/ Steven Rowbotham (Molesey)/ Alan Campbell (Tideway Scullers)/ Matt Langridge (Leander)
Coaches: Tim Foster/ Jurgen Grobler
3rd in heat;  4th in SF;  1st in Final B.
Overall position: 7th.

Double Scull:
No GB entry

Single Scull:
Colin Smith (Oxford University)
Coach: Mark Earnshaw
3rd in heat;  1st in repechage;  5th in SF;  6th in Final B.
Overall position: 12th.

Men's sweep reserves
James Orme (Cambridge Uni), Hugo Lee (Oxford Brookes)

Lightweight men:

Eight:
No GB entry

Coxless Four:
Mike Hennessy (Tideway Scullers)/ David Currie (Leander)/ Nick English (Notts & Union)/ Simon Jones (Notts & Union)
Coach: Robin Williams
2nd in heat;  5th into SF;  2nd in to Final B.
Overall position:  8th.

Coxless Pair:
Paul Mattick (Wallingford)/ Daniel Harte (London RC)
Coach: Rob Dauncey
3rd in heat;  4th in SF;  1st in Final B.
Overall position:  7th
.

Quadruple Scull:
No GB entry

Double Scull:
Mark Hunter (Leander)/ James Lindsay-Fynn (London RC)
Coach: Rob Morgan/ Robin Williams
3rd in heat;  2nd in repechage;  5th in SF;  1st in to Final B.
Overall position: 7th.

Single Scull:
Zac Purchase (Marlow RC)
Coach: Darren Whiter
1st in heat;  3rd in SF;  2nd in Final A.
Overall position: SILVER

Lightweight men reserve:
Matt Beechey (Leander)

Women:

Eight:
Carla Ashford (Oxford Brookes)/ Anna Bebington (Rob Roy)/ Jessica Eddie (Uni of London)/ Katie Greves (Uni of London)/ Natasha Howard (Tideway Scullers)/ Alison Knowles (Thames RC)/ Natasha Page (Reading Uni )/ Beth Rodford (Thames RC)/ Caroline O'Connor (cox) (Oxford Brookes)
Coaches: Gary Stubbs/ Ron Needs
4th in heat;  2nd in repechage;  5th in Final A.

Coxless Four:
No GB entry

Coxless Pair:  
No GB entry

Quad Scull:
Rebecca Romero (Leander)/ Sarah Winckless (Walbrook)/ Frances Houghton (Uni of London)/ Katherine Grainger (St Andrew)
Coach: Paul Thompson
1st in heat;  1st in Final A (BBC TV coverage).
Overall position: GOLD

Double Scull:
Elise Laverick (Thames RC)/ Debbie Flood (Leander)
Coach: Mark Banks
2nd in heat;  1st in repechage;  5th in Final A.
Overall position: 5th.

Single Scull (racing reserve):
Annie Vernon (Rob Roy)
Coach: Nick Strange
3rd in heat;  4th in SF; 3rd in Final B.
Overall position: 9th.

Women's sweep reserves:
Florence Temple (Thames RC), Rachel Loveridge (Thames RC)

Lightweight women:

Quad Scull:
Tanya Brady (Wallingford)/ Hester Goodsell (York Uni)/ Naomi Hoogesteger (Durham Uni)/ Lorna Norris (Mortlake)
Coach: John Keogh
2nd in heat;  1st in repechage;  3rd in Final A.

Overall position: BRONZE

Double Scull:
Helen Casey/ Jennifer Goldsack (both Wallingford)
Coach: Miles Forbes Thomas
4th in heat;  1st in repechage;  4th in SF;  2nd in Final A.
Overall position: 8th.

Single Scull:
Jo Hammond (Kingston)
Coach: Nick Strange
1st in heat;  3rd in SF;  4th in Final A.
Overall position: 4th.

Lightweight women reserve:
Antonia van Deventer (Rob Roy)

Adaptive crews:

Adaptive coxed four :
Katie-George Dunlevy (Southampton Institute)/ Naomi Riches (Royal Docks)/ Alistair McKean (Herne Bay)/ Alan Crowther (Derby)/ Loretta Williams (York City) (cox)
Coach: Simon Goodey
GOLD in straight final

Single scull:
Rob Holliday (Ardingly)
Coach: Simon Goodey
5th in straight final

Team management:

Team Manager: David Tanner
Assistant Team Manager: Drew Robertson
Team Doctor: Ali Sanders
Lead Physiotherapist: Mark Edgar
Resources Manager: Maurice Hayes
Sports Psychologist: Chris Shambrook
Physiologist: Al Smith
Nutritionist: Wendy Martinson

See also press release & original list published by BIRO, and later list with full team, + further update


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