Francis Hegerty
Francis Hegerty (born September 22, 1982 in Canberra ) is a former Australian rower . In 2008 he won an Olympic silver medal with the Australian four-man without a helmsman .
Athletic career
Francis Hegerty began rowing in 1995. In 2002 he finished fourth at the U23 World Championships with eighth place , and in 2003 he won the bronze medal. At the 2006 World Championships in Eton, Hegerty reached fifteenth place with the four without a helmsman, the eighth place fourth. The following year he finished twelfth with the four at the World Championships in Munich .
In 2008, Hergerty was the only one left from the previous four. In the line-up of Matt Ryan , James Marburg , Cameron McKenzie-McHarg and Francis Hegerty, the four-man won the World Cup regatta in Lucerne. At the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008, the Australians won their preliminary run, in the semifinals they finished second behind the British, one and a half seconds behind. In the final, the British won by one second over the Australians, while the third-placed French were one and a half seconds behind the Australians.
In 2009 at the World Championships in Poznan , the British foursome won with almost two seconds ahead of the Australian crew, which competed in the same line-up as in 2008. In 2010 the four Australians finished fourth at the World Cup in Munich and fifth at the World Cup in Lucerne. For the World Championships in New Zealand , they moved to eighth, with William Lockwood , Matt Ryan, Francis Hegerty, Cameron McKenzie-McHarg, James Marburg, Samuel Loch , Nicholas Purnell , Joshua Dunkley-Smith and helmsman Tobias Lister . In the final, the Germany eight won ahead of the British, behind which the Australians won the bronze medal. 2011 Marburg, Hegerty and Ryan rowed again in the Australian eighth and finished fourth at the World Championships in Bled . In 2012, the eighth ranked sixth in the World Cup in Lucerne and second in Munich. At the Olympic Games in London in 2012 , the eighth finished sixth.
Web links
- Francis Hegerty in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Francis Hegerty at Worldrowing.com ( FISA database )
Footnotes
- ↑ Olympic semifinals in 2008 at worldrowing.com
- ↑ Olympic Final in 2008 at worldrowing.com
- ↑ World Cup final 2009 at worldrowing.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hegerty, Francis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian rower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 22nd September 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Canberra |