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Full name | Hester Sophia Goodsell | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Camden, England | 27 June 1984|||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Music | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | University of York | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Student | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Double sculls | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Imperial College Boat Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Partner | Sophie Hosking | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Former partner(s) | Helen Casey | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Paul Reedy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hester Goodsell (born 27 June 1984) is a British rower [2] [3] and music teacher.
Goodsell rowed in the Women's Lightweight Double Sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics. [4]
She was part of the British squad that topped the medal table at the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled, where she won a bronze medal as part of the lightweight double sculls with Sophie Hosking. [5]
She graduated in music from the University of York. [6] Until 2010, she was Director of Music at the Elvian School in Reading, Berkshire. [7] She is now Director of Music at Notting Hill and Ealing High School in West London. [6]
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