Elizabeth Patrick
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Lizzy |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 2 March 1985 Melbourne, Australia |
| Height | 155 cm (61 in) (2012) |
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) (2012) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Rowing |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 2008 |
Elizabeth "Lizzy" Patrick (born 2 March 1985) is an Australian rowing coxswain, a national champion, world champion and a dual Olympian. From 2005 to 2014 she was the prominent coxswain in Australian women's rowing, steering every Australian senior representative eight raced at a premier international regatta in that decade.
Personal
Born in Melbourne, Australia[1] Patrick attended Canterbury Primary School and Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne. From 2003 to 2006 she took a degree in Exercise and Sport Science at Deakin University.[1] Patrick is 155 centimetres (61 in) tall, weighs 50 kilograms (110 lb) and is married to rowing coach Peter Kupcis.[1]
Club and state rowing
Patrick took up coxing at school at Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne. Her senior club rowing was from the Melbourne University Boat Club.
Patrick's first state representative selection came in 2004 to the Victorian youth eight contesting the Bicentennial Cup at the Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships. [2] Patrick was selected in Victorian senior women's eights to contest the Queen's Cup at the Australian Championships on nine consecutive occasions from 2005 to 2014. She steered all nine of those crews to victory.[2]
In Melbourne University colours she coxed eights contesting the women's heavyweight national Australian titles at the Australian Rowing Championships from 2005 to 2010. She was in the stern of a composite Victorian eight who won that title in 2009.[2]
International representative rowing
Patrick's first Australian representative selection as coxswain to the Australian senior women's eight in 2005. [3] As the cox, her team finished first in the women's eight at the 2005 World Championships.[1] [4]
She competed in the World Rowing Championships in 2006 in the women's eight, with her team making the finals after beating Germany in the first heat.[5] Her team went on to finish third.[1]
She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the women's eight where her crew finished eighth overall.[6][7][8] In the lead up to the Beijing Games, she carried the Olympic torch as it passed through Australia.[7][8]
Patrick finished 5th in the eight event at the 2012 World Cup 3 in Munich, Germany and 4th in the same event at the 2012 World Cup 2 in Lucerne, Switzerland.[1][9] As a member of the eights crew over a 2000 metres course, she helped set a time of 6 minutes 12.36 seconds which qualified her and the rest of the team for the Olympics.[9]
She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in rowing in the eights.[3][10][11] Rowers in the eight boat have nicknamed their team the "Motley Crew".[3] She will be the coxswain for the boat.[3] Prior to going to London, she participated in a training camp at the Australian Institute of Sport European Training Centre in Varese, Italy.[12]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "London 2012 – Elizabeth Patrick". Australia: Australian Olympic Committee. 3 February 1985. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ a b c Patrick History at Guerin Foster
- ^ a b c d "Australia name 46-strong rowing squad hoping to claim "avalanche of medals" at London 2012 | Rowing". insidethegames.biz. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ a b Patrick at World Rowing
- ^ "Seven Australian crews advance to finals — Sport". theage.com.au. 22 August 2006. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ "Rowing — Sports — Olympics". smh.com.au. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Canberrans celebrate Olympic torch relay". Mathaba.net. 24 April 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Marj and Gillian Hicks to carry Olympic torch". adelaidenow. 29 January 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ a b Broadstock, Amelia (25 June 2012). "Blackwood rower books spot in Games — Local News — News — Mitcham & Hills Messenger". Mitcham-and-hills-messenger.whereilive.com.au. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ "London 2012 – Athlete Search". Australia: Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ "Olympic rowing team named — ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Abc.net.au. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ "Proud day for Tassie rowing Sport — The Mercury — The Voice of Tasmania". The Mercury. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
