Catherine Bishop (rower)
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Catherine Bishop (born 22 November 1971) is a former British rower. In partnership with Katherine Grainger she was World Champion in the coxless pair in 2003, and in 2004 they won a silver medal at the Olympic Games.[1] Following a career as a diplomat she is now a leadership speaker, writer and consultant.
Early life and education
Bishop was born in
Career
Rowing
Bishop won medals at the World Championships twice, a silver in 1998 in the women's pair with Dot Blackie, and gold in 2003, again in the pair, with Katherine Grainger.[4] In 1999 she was the World Indoor Rowing Champion.[3][5] She competed in the Women's Eight in the Olympic Games in Atlanta (1996), the Coxless Pair in Sydney (2000) before going on to win silver in the
Diplomacy
From 2001 through 2014 Bishop forged a career with the
Consultancy
Bishop now has a consultancy business specialising in leadership and team performance drawing on her successful sports career.[2]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cath Bishop Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Election of Steward - Dr Catherine Tillett (nee Bishop) | Henley Royal Regatta". www.hrr.co.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Sports Hall of Fame: Cath Bishop". The University of Reading. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Bishop, Catherine". River & Rowing Museum. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "British Indoor Rowing Championships 1998". Users.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ "Women's coxless pair results". 14 August 2004. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ British Government CV Archived 25 February 2015 at archive.today
External links
- Cath Bishop bio at NBCOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 18 August 2004)
- Speakerscorner.co.uk
- Catherine Bishop at World Rowing