Naomi May Jensen Hoogesteger is a former British rower.

Education

Hoogesteger studied Modern Languages at

Durham University Durham University (legally the University of Durham) is a collegiate university, collegiate public university, public research university in Durham, England, founded by an Act of Parliament (UK), Act of Parliament in 1832 and incorporated by r ...

and completed an MA by Research in Spanish in 2006. While there she took up rowing at

Durham University Boat Club Durham University Boat Club (DUBC) is the rowing club of Durham University. In recent years, DUBC has cemented itself as one of the strongest university boat clubs in Great Britain. Under the leader ...

Career

In rowing, Hoogesteger was a member of the crew that won the Bronze medal in the Lightweight Women's Four at the

2005 World Rowing Championships The 2005 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 29 August to 4 September 2005 at the Nagaragawa International Regatta Course in Kaizu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. The international rowing season usually ends ...

. In 2011 Hoogesteger, alongside David Hosking, formed part of a team that broke the world record for rowing across the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoogesteger, Naomi 1981 births Living people English female rowers Durham University Boat Club rowers Alumni of the College of St Hild and St Bede, Durham World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain 21st-century English sportswomen