Jessica Jane Eddie (born 7 October 1984 in

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) is a British rower. She won a silver medal in the

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at the

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in Rio de Janeiro.

Rowing

2011

She was part of the British squad that topped the medal table at the

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, where she won a bronze medal as part of the eight with

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, Jo Cook, Louisa Reeve, Natasha Page,

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, Katie Greves, Victoria Thornley and Caroline O'Connor.

2014

On 17 March 2014 Eddie was part of the composite crew that won the

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on the

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in London, setting a record time of 17:42.2 for the 4 1⁄4-mile (6.8 km)

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from

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. The crew comprised

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– Army RC; Beth Rodford – Gloucester RC; Zoe Lee –

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BC; Jessica Eddie – London RC; Helen Glover –

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; Olivia Carnegie-Brown –

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BC; Tina Stiller – Tees RC; Caragh McMurtry –

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BC; cox

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–

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.Women's Eights Head of the River Race, Official Results Archive. 2014 results
On 19 April 2014 Eddie was teamed with

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for the women's pair at the British rowing trials at

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, where they finished 1.14 seconds behind Helen Glover and Heather Stanning. At the

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on 18–19 October at

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(Nottingham), Eddie was part of the composite crew that won gold in both the women's fours sweep event and the quad sculls. Racing under the acronym LIMA, the crew comprised: Jessica Eddie – London RC; Zoe Lee – Imperial College BC; Helen Glover – Minerva-Bath RC; and Heather Stanning – Army RC.

2015

On 14 March 2015 Eddie was part of the composite crew that won the

on the River Thames in London, setting a time of 18:58.6 for the 4 1⁄4-mile (6.8 km)

from

. The crew comprised

– Army RC; Helen Glover – Minerva-Bath RC; Zoe Lee – Imperial College BC;

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– Marlow RC; Melanie Wilson; Caragh McMurtry – Southampton Coalporters ARC; Olivia Carnegie-Brown – Oxford Brookes University BC; Jessica Eddie – London RC; cox

–

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On 19 April 2015 Eddie and Louisa Reeve finished second in women's pair at the British rowing trials at Caversham, behind Helen Glover and Heather Stanning. They were followed by Katie Greves & Zoe Lee.British Rowing, 19 April 2015, Gregory and Sbihi win star-studded GB Rowing Team men's pair final
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2016

On 8 May 2016 Eddie and the GBR eight won the European Championship gold medal in Brandenburg, Germany. Narrowly beating a Netherlands and Romania crew in extremely windy conditions. The eight went on to win two silver World Cup medals in 2016, one 0.2 seconds behind the US in Lucerne and a second behind New Zealand in Poznan.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Eddie, Jessica 1984 births Living people English female rowers Sportspeople from Durham, England Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Great Britain World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in rowing European Rowing Championships medalists Stewards of Henley Royal Regatta 21st-century English sportswomen