Suzie Longstaff
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 June 1969 Leamington Spa, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
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Suzanne Kathryn Longstaff (née Ellis, born 14 June 1969) is a British teacher and former rower.[1]
Biography
[edit]Longstaff attended Abbots Bromley School and then Durham University, graduating in 1990 with a degree in Economics.[1][2] She coxed for Durham University Women's Boat Club as a student.[3] From 1991-1994 she was employed as an Advertising Manager at Haymarket Publishing.[1]
She competed in the women's eight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[4] In 1996 she began teacher training at Homerton College, Cambridge,[1] and was selected to cox the Cambridge University Boat Club's reserve crew Goldie at the 1997 Boat Race.[5] The same year she was the cox for the British crew that won the bronze medal in the women's eight at the 1997 World Championships.[6] She was selected to cox the university's reserve crew for a second time in 1998.[7]
Longstaff was the Headmistress of Putney High School from 2015 to 2023.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Longstaff, Suzanne Kathryn, (born 14 June 1969)". UK Who's Who. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ "B.A. (Faculty of Social Sciences)". University of Durham Congregation (4 July). Durham: Durham University: 5. 1990.
- ^ "Boat Club Chronology". DUBC (via Internet Wayback Machine). 6 September 2011. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Suzie Ellis Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ "The Boat Race 1997".
- ^ "Suzie Ellis". World Rowing. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ "The Boat Race 1998".
External links
[edit]- Suzie Ellis at World Rowing
- Suzie Ellis at Olympics.com
- Suzie Ellis at Olympedia
- Suzie Ellis at Team GB
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- Sportspeople from Leamington Spa
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