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Sophie Hosking

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Sophie is selected in the lightweight women's double for the 2009 World Championshps in Poznan.

She has established herself as the leading lightweight women in 2009, winning the GB Rowing Senior Trials in the single and with Hester Goodsell, winning GB's first ever lightweight women's World Cup gold in the double in Munich. In Lucerne they won gold again establishing themselves as a strong partnership for the 2009 World Championships. 

Sophie won silver in the lightweight quad at the 2007 World Championships and in 2006 won silver in the lightweight single at the World U23 Championships and bronze in the senior quad at the World Championships in Eton 1 month later.

She started rowing at the age of 14 at Kingston Grammar School afer gaining a sport scholarship. She progressed through the school winning her first international vest in the J16 GB - France match winning the eight. The following year Sophie raced in the four at the 2003 World Junior Championships winning a silver medal. In 2004 she raced in the same event in Banyoles and came 6th.

Sophie joined Durham University in the autumn of 2004. After a short break from the sport she returned to stroke the university first eight to 6th place at the Women's Head of the River and to win at the BUSA Championships.

Sophie graduated in Chemistry and Physics in the summer of 2007. She is interested in most areas of sport and also enjoys listenng to and playing music. Her father was a World Champion rower in the lightweight eight in 1980. Her mother also has a keen interest in sport and is an avid fan of AFC Wimbledon.

Sophie is Lottery Funded through UK Sport.

Location
Place of Birth: 
Edinburgh
Current Address: 
Wimbledon
Home Town: 
Wimbledon
Region(s): 
London
Personal information
Date of Birth: 
25 January 1986
Height: 
168cm
Education: 
Kingston Grammar School, Durham University
Rowing information
Club: 
London Rowing Club
Boat: 
Lightweight Women's Double
Role: 
Rower
Coach(es): 
Paul Reedy
Learnt to Row: 
Kingston Grammar School
Original Coach(es): 
Rob Morgan
GB Competitive Record

This Season's Results
Lucerne World Cup Gold LW2x
Munich World Cup Gold LW2x
Banyoles World Cup 4th LW2x
World Rowing Championships
2008 4th LW4x
2007 Silver LW4x
2006 Bronze LW4x
World Rowing U23 Championships
2006 Silver LW1x
World Rowing Junior Championships
2004 6th W4-
GB Rowing Senior Trials
2009 1st LW1x

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