Patricia Reid (rower)
Patricia Josephine Reid (born 2 March 1964) is a retired British rower who competed for Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
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Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||
Born | London, England | 2 March 1964|||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Somerville College, Oxford | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||
Club | Somerville College Boat Club Rob Roy BC Lea RC | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rowing career
Reid began rowing in 1984 for the Somerville College, Oxford second eight before progressing to Osiris (the Oxford University second eight) and the Somerville first eight.[1] She was part of the coxed four with Alison Bonner, Sarah Hunter-Jones, Ann Callaway and Lesley Clare (cox), that won the national title rowing for A.R.A squad, at the 1985 National Championships and subsequently went to her first World Championships in Belgium.[2][3]
In 1986 she was the OUWBC President and rowed in the Oxford first eight[1] and represented England winning a silver medal in the eight and a bronze medal in the coxed four, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[4][5] She was a member of the eight that won the national title rowing for a A.R.A squad at the 1987 National Championships.[6] She won the single sculls national title at the 1990 National Championships.[7]
Reid competed in the women's single sculls event at the 1992 Summer Olympics, finishing in ninth place.[8][9] She won another single sculls title at the 1995 National Championships.[10]
Reid also represented Great Britain at three more World Championships (1986, 1987 and 1990).[1]
Personal life
She studied at Somerville College, Oxford.[11]
References
- "Profile". Rowing Story.
- "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 22 July 1985, p. 25". Times Digital Archives.
- "NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (19-21 JULY 1985)". Rowing Story.
- "1986 Athletes". Team England.
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (18-19 JULY 1987)". Rowing Story.
- "NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (1990)". Rowing Story.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Patricia Reid Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- "Biographical information". Olympedia.
- "NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (1995)". Rowing Story.
- "Oxford at the Olympics". University of Oxford. Retrieved 19 September 2018.