Amber Bradley

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Amber Bradley (born May 19, 1980 in Wickham , Western Australia ) is a former Australian rower .

Career

The 1.78 m tall Amber Bradley of the Perth Rowing Club won the 1997 World Junior Championships the single title . Two years later she took part in the four-four at the world championships in the adult class and took eleventh place. In 2001 she won the double foursome at the (unofficial) U23 World Championships . At the 2001 World Championships , she finished fourth with Kelly Matthews , Sally Robbins and Donna Martin . A year later Dana Faletic rowed for Matthews, the Australian double foursome again finished fourth at the World Championships . At the 2003 World Championships in Milan, Jane Robinson , Dana Faletic, Kerry Hore and Amber Bradley won the title in front of the boats from Belarus and Germany. Rebecca Sattin joined Jane Robinson in 2004 . In the line-up of Faletic, Sattin, Hore and Bradley, the boat reached the A-final at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens . In the final, the Australians crossed the finish line in fourth place, 42 hundredths of a second behind third. Due to the later doping disqualification of the Ukrainian Olena Olefirenko , the Australians won the bronze medal behind the Germans and the British.

In 2005 Bradley competed in a double scull with Sally Kehoe , the two won the bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships . For the 2006 season Amber Bradley switched from scull to oar rowing . In the Rowing World Cup , she competed in two without a helmsman and in eight . At the 2006 World Championships in Eton, Australians Robyn Selby Smith , Jo Lutz , Amber Bradley and Kate Hornsey won the four without a helmsman . All four rowers also competed in the eighth position and won the bronze medal in this boat class. In 2007 Bradley returned to the scull and finished ninth with Kerry Hore in a double scull at the 2007 World Championships . Amber Bradley rowed her last major regatta at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing . With Zoe Uphill , Kerry Hore and Amy Clay , she finished sixth in the double foursome.

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personal data
SURNAME Bradley, Amber
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian rower
DATE OF BIRTH May 19, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Wickham , Western Australia