Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne

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]

Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne
Personal information
Full nameMathilda Kathryn R. Hodgkins-Byrne
Born (1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 (age 30)
Westminster, London, England
Alma materUniversity of Reading
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Double sculls
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Sarasota Quadruple sculls
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Račice Quadruple sculls
Silver medal – second place 2021 Varese Quadruple sculls

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

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

Personal life

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Hodgkins-Byrne has a son.[9]

References

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  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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