Name Sophie Hosking Parents David Hosking Weight 57 kg | Height 1.65 m Role Rower | |
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Education Durham University, Kingston Grammar School Olympic medals Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's lightweight double sculls Similar People Katherine Copeland, Xu Dongxiang, Alexandra Tsiavou | ||
Great britain lightweight sophie hosking on crew rowing
Sophie Hannah Marguerite Hosking MBE (born 25 January 1986) is a retired British rower. A fixture in British lightweight sculling since 2007, Hosking won a surprise gold medal for Great Britain in the 2012 Olympics lightweight double sculls, along with Kat Copeland. Hosking and Copeland's success was the second of six gold medals won by Great Britain on the middle Saturday of the 2012 Games, on what became known in the United Kingdom as Super Saturday.
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- Great britain lightweight sophie hosking on crew rowing
- Sophie hosking and katherine copeland on 2012 olympics rowing victory
- Personal life
- References
Sophie hosking and katherine copeland on 2012 olympics rowing victory
Personal life
She studied at Kingston Grammar School in London, Trevelyan College, Durham University (Chemistry and Physics), graduating in 2007.
She is a member of the London Rowing Club in Putney.
Hosking was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to rowing.
Following her retirement from competitive rowing, Hosking embarked on her new career, training as a solicitor.