Beth Rodford

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Beth Rodford at the 2010 World Championships

Beth Clare Rodford (born December 28, 1982 in Burton upon Trent ) is a former British rower . In 2010 she was world champion in the double foursome.

Athletic career

Beth Rodford began rowing in 1995. At the Junior World Championships in 1999 she won the bronze medal in the foursome without a helmsman . The following year she reached fourth place in the four without a helmsman and sixth place in eight . In 2004 the British four-man with Natasha Page , Beth Rodford, Anna Bebington and Alison Knowles first won the Lucerne Rowing World Cup and then the U23 World Championships .

In 2005, Rodford competed in the Rowing World Cup in two without a helmsman , in a four without a helmsman and in eight. At the 2005 World Championships , she finished fifth with eighth place. The following year, the British eighth missed the A final at the World Championships in front of a home crowd in Eton and only finished eighth. In 2007 Rodford rowed at the World Championships in Munich together with Natasha Page in two without a helmsman and took twelfth place. In 2008 Rodford returned to eighth and finished fifth at the Beijing Olympics .

In 2009 Rodford switched from oar rowing to scull rowing . In the World Cup she competed in double sculls and double fours . At the 2009 World Championships , the British double scull finished fifth with Rosamund Bradbury , Beth Rodford, Sarah Cowburn and Katie Greves . The following year, Rodford was the only remaining rower from the previous year’s crew. At the 2010 World Championships in New Zealand, Debbie Flood , Beth Rodford, Frances Houghton and Annabel Vernon won by over two seconds over the Ukrainians, who had led for a long time. At the 2011 World Championships , Melanie Wilson , Beth Rodford, Annabel Vernon and Debbie Flood missed the A final and finished seventh overall as winners of the B final. The following year, the British reached the A-final at the 2012 Olympic Regatta in Eton , where Melanie Wilson, Debbie Flood, Frances Houghton and Beth Rodford took sixth place.

In 2013, Rodford switched between scull and strap boats in the World Cup. At the World Championships in Chungju , she finished fourth with the British eighth. At the start of the 2014 rowing season, she finished fifth at the European Championships with a double scull. Three months later at the 2014 World Championships , the British double foursome finished ninth. In 2015, the British four-four finished fourth at the European Championships in Poznan . Then Rodford competed in the World Cup again in the double fours and once in the single .

Web links

Footnotes

  1. ^ Finals in the double quad 2010 at worldrowing.com
personal data
SURNAME Rodford, Beth
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rodford, Beth Clare (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British rower
DATE OF BIRTH December 28, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH Burton upon Trent