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'''Catherine Rose Greves''' also known as '''Katie Greves''' (born 2 September 1982, |
'''Catherine Rose Greves''', also known as '''Katie Greves''' (born 2 September 1982, [[London]]), is an [[Olympic Games]] silver medallist British rower, triple Olympian and former European Champion. |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Greves was an English teacher at [[St Edward's School, Oxford]]. A year after retirement from the sport, she (along with [[Debbie Flood]]) rowed in the Qualifying Races for the [[Princess Grace Challenge Cup]] at [[Henley Royal Regatta]] with two 15-year-old students from [[Sir William Perkins's School]] to inspire the next generation of women rowers.<ref>{{cite news|title=Olympians Greves and Flood to row with juniors in Henley Royal Regatta qualifying|url=https://www.britishrowing.org/2017/06/wsw2017-olympians-greves-and-flood-to-row-with-juniors-in-henley-royal-regatta-qualifying/|date=23 June 2017|access-date=5 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403052929/https://www.britishrowing.org/2017/06/wsw2017-olympians-greves-and-flood-to-row-with-juniors-in-henley-royal-regatta-qualifying/|archive-date=3 April 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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Two days later, Greves competed at the [[Cycling Time Trials]] National 50mile Time Trial Championships in [[Teesside]], winning the bronze medal at her first major championships in the sport.<ref>{{cite news |title=Allan Claims Maiden National Title in Yorkshire| url=https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/race-report/15386#anchor |date=25 June 2017}}</ref> |
Two days later, Greves competed at the [[Cycling Time Trials]] National 50mile Time Trial Championships in [[Teesside]], winning the bronze medal at her first major championships in the sport.<ref>{{cite news |title=Allan Claims Maiden National Title in Yorkshire| url=https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/race-report/15386#anchor |date=25 June 2017}}</ref> |
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Catherine Rose Greves, also known as Katie Greves (born 2 September 1982, London), is an Olympic Games silver medallist British rower, triple Olympian and former European Champion.
Rowing career
[edit]Smaller than many of her competitors, Greves was known amongst peers for her outstanding technical proficiency and race-craft. She represented Headington School Oxford Boat Club and then University of London Boat Club whilst studying, followed by Leander Club for the majority of her international career. She is a life member of Wallingford Rowing Club. Her sister, Caroline, rowed at bow for Osiris in the 2015 reserve Women's Boat Race, and in winning became the first woman in history to cross the finish line of The Championship Course on the Tideway.
Olympic Games
[edit]Having come fifth at both the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, she rowed at bow in the Team GB crew that won an historic silver medal in the women's eight at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.[1] This was the first Olympic medal that Team GB had ever won in this category.
World Championships
[edit]She was part of the British squad that topped the medal table at the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled, where she won a bronze medal as part of the eight with Alison Knowles, Jo Cook, Jessica Eddie, Louisa Reeve, Natasha Page, Lindsey Maguire, Victoria Thornley and Caroline O'Connor.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Greves was an English teacher at St Edward's School, Oxford. A year after retirement from the sport, she (along with Debbie Flood) rowed in the Qualifying Races for the Princess Grace Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta with two 15-year-old students from Sir William Perkins's School to inspire the next generation of women rowers.[3]
Two days later, Greves competed at the Cycling Time Trials National 50mile Time Trial Championships in Teesside, winning the bronze medal at her first major championships in the sport.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Great Britain eight win historic medal". BBC Sport. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "2011 World Rowing Championships". WorldRowing.com. World Rowing Federation. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Olympians Greves and Flood to row with juniors in Henley Royal Regatta qualifying". 23 June 2017. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "Allan Claims Maiden National Title in Yorkshire". 25 June 2017.
External links
[edit]- 1982 births
- Living people
- English female rowers
- British female rowers
- Rowers from London
- Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic rowers for Great Britain
- Members of Leander Club
- Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in rowing
- World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain
- European Rowing Championships medalists