Sue Bailey (rowing)

Sue Bailey (born 15 February 1961) is a former British rowing cox who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]

Sue Bailey
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1961-02-15) 15 February 1961
London, England
Sport
SportRowing
ClubLea Rowing Club

Rowing career

At the age of 14, Bailey coxed the four of Jackie Darling, Pauline Bird, Diana Bishop and Gill Webb to victory at the 1975 National Championships.[2] This led to selection as cox for the eight at the 1975 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, the crew finished 10th overall after a fourth-place finish in the B final.[3]

Bailey was part of the coxless fours crew, with Tessa Millar, Kareen Marwick, Katie Ball and Kate McNicol, that won the national title rowing for the A.R.A Squad, at the 1983 National Rowing Championships.[4][5]

She was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1984 Olympic Games in the women's eight event. The crew of Astrid Ayling, Ann Callaway, Alexa Forbes, Gill Hodges, Kate Holroyd, Belinda Holmes, Sarah Hunter-Jones and McNicol finished in seventh place.[6]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sue Bailey Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  2. "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 21 July 1975, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.
  3. Railton, Jim (1 September 1975). "Rowing". The Times. p. 7 – via Times Digital Archives.
  4. "Railton, Jim. "Problems for British selectors." Times, 18 July 1983, p. 19". Times Digital Archives.
  5. "NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS". Rowing Story.
  6. "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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