Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne

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Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne
Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne Paris Olympics.jpg
Hodgkins-Byrne at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameMathilda Kathryn R. Hodgkins-Byrne
Born (1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 (age 30)
Westminster, London, England
Alma mater University of Reading
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Club Gloucester Hartpury
Reading Univ BC
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris Double sculls
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Sarasota Quadruple sculls
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Račice Quadruple sculls
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Varese Quadruple sculls

Mathilda Kathryn R. Hodgkins-Byrne (born 1 October 1994) is a British rower. She won a gold medal in the double scull at the 2016 World Rowing U23 Championships. [1] She won a bronze medal at the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota, Florida, as part of the quadruple sculls with Bethany Bryan, Jessica Leyden, and Holly Nixon. [2]

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She competed for Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics, finishing 7th in the women's quadruple sculls event. [3]

In 2020 she won her second Wingfield Sculls, her previous win was in 2015. [4] In 2021, she won a European silver medal in the quadruple sculls in Varese, Italy. [5]

In June 2024, she was confirmed in the British squad for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. [6] On 1 August 2024 Hodgkins-Byrne and Becky Wilde won a bronze medal in the double sculls finishing behind gold medallists New Zealand and silver medallists Romania. [7]

Early life and education

Hodgkins-Byrne grew up in Hereford, where she began training as a teenager. She graduated from the University of Reading. [8]

Personal life

Hodgkins-Byrne has a son [9] and her sister is Charlotte Hodgkins-Byrne.

References

  1. ↑ "Mathilda and Charlotte Hodgkins-Byrne claim gold and silver medals at Under-23 World Rowing Championships in Rotterdam". Paul Rogers. Hereford Times. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "2017 World Championship" (PDF). 2017 World Rowing Championships. World Rowing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Rowing: HODGKINS BYRNE Mathilda". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Women's Wingfield results". Wingfield Sculls. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Women's Quadruple Sculls Final A (Final)". World Rowing. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Double champion Glover set for fourth Olympics". BBC Sport. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "GB's Hodgkins-Byrne & Wilde win rowing bronze". BBC Sport. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  8. ↑ "From Tokyo to Paris". University of Reading: Connected Alumni Magazine. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  9. ↑ Harle, Tom (30 July 2024). "Super mum Hodgkins-Bryne hails support network in aiding success". Ealing Times. Retrieved 15 October 2024.


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