Mathilda Kathryn R. Hodgkins-Byrne (born 1 October 1994) is a British

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

. She won a gold medal in the

double scull A double scull, also abbreviated as a 2x, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat by sculling with two oars each, one in each hand. Racing boats (often called "shells") ar ...

at the

2016 World Rowing U23 Championships The 12th World Rowing U23 Championships was held from 21 to 26 August 2016 at the Willem-Alexander Baan in Rotterdam, Netherlands in conjunction with the World Junior Rowing Championships and the World Rowing Championships. The annual rowing reg ...

. She won a bronze medal at the

2017 World Rowing Championships The 2017 World Rowing Championships were the 47th edition of the World Rowing Championships that were held from 24 September to 1 October 2017 in Sarasota, Florida. Host selection During 2013, Plovdiv and Sarasota, Florida both applied to host ...

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, as part of the quadruple sculls with Bethany Bryan, Jessica Leyden, and

Holly Nixon Holly Nixon (born 7 December 1993) is a British rower. She won the gold medal in the coxless four at the 2016 World Rowing Championships with Donna Etiebet, Fiona Gammond and Holly Norton.. She won a bronze medal at the 2017 World Rowing Champi ...

. She competed for

Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics Great Britain, or in full Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the team of the British Olympic Association (BOA), which represents the United Kingdom, competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to ...

, finishing 7th in the women's quadruple sculls event. In 2020 she won her second

Wingfield Sculls The Wingfield Sculls is a Rowing (sport), rowing race held annually on the River Thames in London, England, on the The Championship Course, Championship Course from Putney to Mortlake. The race is between single scullers and is usually on the ...

, her previous win was in 2015. In 2021, she won a European silver medal in the quadruple sculls in

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, Italy. In June 2024, she was confirmed in the British squad for the

2024 Olympic Games The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

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. On 1 August 2024 Hodgkins-Byrne and Becky Wilde won a bronze medal in the

double sculls A double scull, also abbreviated as a 2x, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat by sculling with two oars each, one in each hand. Racing boats (often called "shells") are ...

finishing behind gold medallists New Zealand and silver medallists Romania.

Early life and education

Hodgkins-Byrne grew up in

Hereford Hereford ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, England. It is on the banks of the River Wye and lies east of the border with Wales, north-west of Gloucester and south-west of Worcester. With ...

, where she began training as a teenager. She graduated from the

University of Reading The University of Reading is a public research university in Reading, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1892 as the University Extension College, Reading, an extension college of Christchurch College, Oxford, and became University College, ...

Personal life

Hodgkins-Byrne has a son and her sister is Charlotte Hodgkins-Byrne.

References

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British Rowing British Rowing, formerly the Amateur Rowing Association (ARA), is the national governing body for the sport of rowing (both indoor and on-water rowing). It is responsible for the training and selection of individual rowers and crews represent ...

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Mathilda Hodgkins Byrne
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Paris 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

Living people 1994 births Alumni of the University of Reading British female rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain European Rowing Championships medalists Olympic rowers for Great Britain Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Rowers from London Sportspeople from Hereford Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in rowing {{UK-rowing-bio-stub