Jessica Eddie (born 7 October 1984 in Durham) is a British rower. She finished 5th in the women's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics and again in 2012.
Medal record | ||
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Women's Rowing | ||
Representing Vereinigtes Königreich | ||
World Championships | ||
2007 Munich | W8+ | |
2011 Lake Bled | W8+ | |
European Championships | ||
2014 Belgrade | W8+ |
2014
On 17 March 2014 Eddie was part of the composite crew that won the Women's Eights Head of the River Race on the River Thames in London, setting a record time of 17:42.2 for the 4 1⁄4-mile (6.8 km) Championship Course from Mortlake to Putney. The crew comprised Heather Stanning - Army RC; Beth Rodford - Gloucester RC; Zoe Lee - Imperial College BC; Jessica Eddie - London RC; Helen Glover - Minerva Bath Rowing Club; Olivia Carnegie-Brown - Oxford Brookes University BC; Tina Stiller - Tees RC; Caragh McMurtry - Reading University BC; cox Phelan Hill - Leander Club.[1]
On 19 April 2014 Eddie was teamed with Polly Swann for the women's pair at the British rowing trials at Caversham, where they finished 1.14 seconds behind Helen Glover and Heather Stanning.[2]
At the British Rowing Championships on 18-19 October at Holme Pierrepont (Nottingham), Eddie was part of the composite crew that won gold in both the women's fours sweep event and the quad sculls. Racing under the acronym LIMA, the crew comprised: Jessica Eddie - London RC; Zoe Lee - Imperial College BC; Helen Glover - Minerva-Bath RC; and Heather Stanning - Army RC.[3][4]
References
- ^ Women's Eights Head of the River Race, Official Results Archive. 2014 results
- ^ BBC, Sport - Rowing. 19 April 2014. Heather Stanning & Helen Glover reunite to win British rowing trials By Lawrence Barretto
- ^ Daily Telegraph, 19 Oct 2014, Sport, Lima crew take quads gold as poor weather interrupts British Rowing Championships by Rachell Quarrell
- ^ The Cornishman, 19 October 2014, Rowing: Penzance's Helen Glover celebrates double joy at British Championships, by Nath Richards
External links
- Jessica Eddie at World Rowing
- Profile at sports-reference.com