Bryony Elisabeth Shaw (born 28 April 1983 in
Wandsworth
Wandsworth Town () is a district of south London, within the London Borough of Wandsworth southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.
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) is a British Olympic windsurfer.
Early life
She first began windsurfing in the south of France in 1992. She attended
Cheney Upper School near
Headington
Headington is an eastern suburb of Oxford, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. It is at the top of Headington Hill overlooking the city in the Thames valley below, and bordering Marston, Oxford, Marston to the north-west, Cowley, Oxfordshire ...
in Oxford (where her father had been teaching at
Oxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes University (OBU; formerly known as Oxford Polytechnic) is a public university, public university in Oxford, England. It is a new university, having received university status through the Further and Higher Education Act 1992. Th ...
), gaining A levels in art, maths, and biology. She had windsurfed on
Farmoor Reservoir
Farmoor Reservoir is a public supply reservoir at Farmoor, Oxfordshire, England, about 5 miles (8 km) west of Oxford. It is adjacent to the River Thames. Like most of the reservoirs in the Thames Valley, it is a pumped storage reservoir ...
to the west of Oxford. She went to
Cardiff University
Cardiff University () is a public research university in Cardiff, Wales. It was established in 1883 as the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire and became a founding college of the University of Wales in 1893. It was renamed Unive ...
to study architecture, and she stayed for a year before committing to windsurfing full time in 2005.
Windsurfing
She won the bronze medal in the
women's RS:X class at the 2008 Summer Olympics, the first ever women's windsurfing medal for the
British Olympic team. She trains at the
Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy
The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy is a centre for the sport of sailing on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, on the south coast of England. The academy building is located in Osprey Quay on the northern tip of the island, and the wat ...
.
Shaw won silver at the 2013, 2015, and 2016 RS:X World Championships, and 5th at the
2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships
The 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, was held in Santander, Spain, Santander, Spain, this was the fourth edition of the ISAF Sailing World Championships. It is the world championships for all disciplines used at the upcoming Olympics. What g ...
.
;2008 Summer Olympic regatta
See also
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Nick Dempsey
Nicholas Charles Dempsey (born 13 August 1980 in Norwich) is a retired British windsurfer, who lives in Poole, Dorset. He became the first man to win three Olympics medals in windsurfing when he won silver in the 2016 Rio Olympics, adding to a ...
, another Olympic windsurfer from Weymouth
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Gold at Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta in September 2007
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1983 births
Living people
English female sailors (sport)
English windsurfers
Olympic sailors for Great Britain
Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
Olympic medalists in sailing
Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – RS:X
Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – RS:X
Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – RS:X
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Alumni of Cardiff University
People educated at Cheney School
Sportspeople from Weymouth
Female windsurfers
21st-century English sportswomen