Andrew T Hodge MBE

Rio 2016 Olympiad: 2013 – 2016

Andrew T Hodge returned to the squad in 2016 and earned selection in the men’s eight, winning a bronze medal at the European Championships in Brandenburg after GB took third place on the line. Alan Sinclair subbed in for the ill Pete Reed for the Lucerne World Cup, where GB finished fourth. Pete returned for the World Cup in Poznan, where the GB eight enjoyed a good tussle with the Olympic champions from Germany on their way to a silver medal.

The eight saved their best until last, winning their Olympic heat in fine fashion before producing a devastating performance in the final to lead from the front and record an emphatic victory to be crowned as Rio 2016 gold-medallists.

Andrew started the Rio Olympiad with back-to-back World Championship gold medals in different boats.

Along with Pete Reed and Alex Gregory, he was switched from the men’s four in the wake of their London 2012 Olympic success to the men’s eight for 2013.

And it proved to be a successful change as Andrew helped secure a historic first-ever World Championship gold for a British eight.

He was back in the four the following year, joining Alex, Moe Sbihi and George Nash in a crew that remained unbeaten throughout 2014. After securing a first European Championships title of his career, Andrew also won gold at the World Cups in Aiguebelette and Lucerne before producing an outstanding clear-water victory at the World Championships in Amsterdam.

London 2012 Olympiad: 2009 – 2012

When Andrew retained his Olympic title with the men’s four at London 2012, it continued a rowing career laden with medals.

The first three seasons of the London Olympiad saw Andrew and Pete Reed contest the men’s pair, winning a host of World Cup medals but having to settle for silver at the 2009, 2010 and 2011 World Championships.

Both returned to the men’s four for the 2012 season, joining Tom James and Alex Gregory, and won back-to-back World Cup golds in Belgrade and Lucerne before narrowly losing to Australia in Munich.

However, they avenged that defeat in style at London 2012 – leading from start to finish to win one of six Team GB gold medals on Super Saturday.

Andrew studied a Masters in Water Science, Policy & Management at Oxford University and stroked the Dark Blues to victory in the Boat Race in 2005. Among his crew-mates was future fellow double Olympic Champion Pete Reed.

During his time at Oxford, Andrew developed an association with Thames Water that has grown into an ambassadorial role supporting the company to make the tideway a better place to row.

He is passionate about anti-doping and the pursuit of clean sport and, in September 2013, was appointed to the UK Anti-Doping Athlete Committee.

In 2013 he was awarded Olympic Athlete of the Year for the sport of Rowing and led the World Rowing Top 10 list for male rowers.

Andrew is also a keen supporter of the World Wildlife Fund and is one of the charity’s UK bloggers.

Andrew is Lottery Funded through UK Sport.