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Tom Ransley

Tom Ransley
Personal information
Full nameThomas Matthew Ransley
Born (1985-09-06) 6 September 1985 (age 39)
Ashford, Kent, England
Alma materUniversity of York
University of Cambridge
Height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Eight
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Eight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Chungju Eight
Gold medal – first place 2014 Amsterdam Eight
Silver medal – second place 2010 Karapiro Eight
Silver medal – second place 2011 Bled Eight
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Aiguebelette Coxless four
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Plovdiv Eight
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Poznan Coxless four
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Brandenburg Eight

Thomas Matthew Ransley MBE (born 6 September 1985) is a retired British rower. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro he was part of the British crew that won the gold medal in the eight, was twice a World Champion and in 2015 was the European Champion in the men's coxless four.[1]

Rowing career and achievements

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Ransley was part of the British squad that topped the medal table at the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled, where he won a silver medal as part of the eight with Nathaniel Reilly-O'Donnell, Cameron Nichol, James Foad, Alex Partridge, Moe Sbihi, Greg Searle, Daniel Ritchie and Phelan Hill.[2]

Ransley competed at the 2013 World Rowing Championships in Chungju, where he won a gold medal as part of the eight with Daniel Ritchie, Alex Gregory, Pete Reed, Moe Sbihi, Andrew Triggs Hodge, George Nash, Will Satch and Phelan Hill.[3] The following year he competed at the 2014 World Rowing Championships in Bosbaan, Amsterdam, where he won a gold medal as part of the eight with Nathaniel Reilly-O'Donnell, Matthew Tarrant, Will Satch, Matt Gotrel, Pete Reed, Paul Bennett, Constantine Louloudis and Phelan Hill.[4]

The following year he was part of the British team that topped the medal table at the 2015 World Rowing Championships at Lac d'Aiguebelette in France, where he won a bronze medal as part of the coxless four with Scott Durant, Alan Sinclair and Stewart Innes.[5] He won a bronze medal at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, as part of the eight with Alan Sinclair, Thomas George, Moe Sbihi, Oliver Wynne-Griffith, Matthew Tarrant, Will Satch and Henry Fieldman.[6]

Ransley was set to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, but after the postponement of the games he announced his retirement from international rowing in April 2020.[7]

Olympic Games

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World Championships

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World Cups

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World University Rowing Championships

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  • 2008 Bronze – Coxless four

References

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  1. ^ Barretto, Lawrence (2 August 2012). "Olympics rowing: GB bronze in men's eight won by Germany". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  2. ^ "2011 World Rowing Championships". WorldRowing.com. World Rowing Federation. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  3. ^ "2013 World Rowing Championships: Event Information". WorldRowing.com. International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. ^ "2014 World Rowing Championships: Event Information". WorldRowing.com. International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  5. ^ "2015 World Rowing Championships results". World Rowing.
  6. ^ "2018 World Championship results" (PDF). World Rowing.
  7. ^ "Tokyo Olympics: British rower Tom Ransley retires after Games delay". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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