Hester Goodsell (born 27 June 1984) is a British rower [2][3] and music teacher.
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| Full name | Hester Sophia Goodsell | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 June 1984 Camden, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Music | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of York | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Student | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Double sculls | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Imperial College Boat Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Sophie Hosking | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former partner | Helen Casey | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Paul Reedy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rowing career edit
Goodsell rowed in the Women's Lightweight Double Sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[4]
She was part of the British squad that topped the medal table at the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled, where she won a bronze medal as part of the lightweight double sculls with Sophie Hosking.[5]
Personal life edit
She graduated in music from the University of York.[6] Until 2010, she was Director of Music at the Elvian School in Reading, Berkshire.[7] She is now Director of Music at Notting Hill and Ealing High School in West London.[6]
References edit
- ^ Quarrell, Rachel (28 August 2009). "Hester Goodsell and Sophie Hosking ease into World Rowing Championship finals". The Telegraph. UK. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ Cross, Martin (21 June 2009). "Sophie Hosking and Hester Goodsell get gold on otherwise disappointing day". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ Kidd, Patrick (31 October 2010). "Rough-water practice pays off for Hester Goodsell and Sophie Hosking". The Times. UK. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ "Hester Goodsell Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ^ "2011 World Rowing Championships". WorldRowing.com. World Rowing Federation. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Senior School Staff". Notting Hill and Ealing High School. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ "Grainger has Trials "wow factor"". British Rowing. 13 April 2009. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
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