Debbie Flood

Debbie Flood at the 2010 World Cup

Deborah Kirsty "Debbie" Flood (born February 27, 1980 in Harrogate ) is a British rower . By 2011 she won three world championship titles and two Olympic silver medals.

Career

In the youth sector, Debbie Flood was active both as a judoka and as a rower until she eventually concentrated on rowing. In 1998 she won the bronze medal at the Junior World Championships in a double scull with Frances Houghton . In 1999 they won the Nations Cup , the forerunner of the U23 World Championships; In 2000, Debbie Flood won the Nations Cup in one . In 2001 Flood won her first World Cup regatta with Frances Houghton in Vienna, at the 2001 World Rowing Championships she took seventh place with Houghton in the double scull and was also in the sixth-placed British eighth . In 2002 she reached fourth place with Houghton at the World Championships, in 2003 she was fourth with Rebecca Romero . At the 2004 Olympic Games , the British double- scull won the silver medal behind the German boat with Alison Mowbray , Debbie Flood, Frances Houghton and Rebecca Romero.

In 2005 Flood formed a double scull with Elise Laverick , and they both finished fifth at the World Championships . In 2006 she returned to the double foursome, which initially took second place at the World Championships in Eton with Debbie Flood, Sarah Winckless , Frances Houghton and Katherine Grainger , but was subsequently awarded gold after a doping disqualification against the Russian foursome. At the 2007 World Championships defended Annie Vernon , Debbie Flood, Frances Houghton and Katherine Grainger title successfully. In the 2008 Olympic season the boat remained unchanged in terms of personnel, but only won the first World Cup race, in Lucerne the Chinese won ahead of the Americans and the British. The Chinese women won the Olympic regatta in Beijing in front of their home crowd. After a break from competition in 2009, Debbie Flood returned in 2010 to the double foursome , which won the world title in the line-up of Debbie Flood, Beth Rodford , Frances Houghton and Annie Vernon .

Debbie Flood has a degree in Physiology and Biochemistry from the University of Reading . She is involved in the Christians in Sport initiative .

Web links

• Debbie Flood at Worldrowing.com ( FISA database )
• Debbie Flood in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )