Debbie Flood

Olympic medal record
Women's Rowing
Competitor for  Great Britain
Silver	2008 Beijing	Quadruple Sculls
Silver	2004 Athens	Quadruple Sculls
World Championships
Gold	2006 Eton	Women's quad
Gold	2007 Munich	Women's quad
Gold	2010 Karapiro	Women's quad

Deborah Kirsty "Debbie" Flood (born 27 February 1980) is an English female rower, noteworthy for winning Silver Medals in the Quadruple Sculls at both the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games.

Flood was born in Harrogate, Yorkshire, and was a Great Britain junior judo international and a county level 1500m and cross–country runner and shot–putter before she took up rowing.

She won a Bronze medal at the 1998 World Junior championships in the Double sculls along with partner Frances Houghton. The following year they both won Gold in the Double sculls at the World Under 23 Championships.

In 2000 Flood won Gold in the Single Sculls at the World Under 23 Championships.

At the 2006 World Championships, Flood originally finished in the silver medal position in the Quadruple Sculls, but was elevated to Gold after one of the Russian crew failed a drugs test.^[1]

Having taken a year off in 2009, Flood returned to take World Championships Gold again in 2010, in the quad sculls with Beth Rodford, Frances Houghton, and Annie Vernon.

Debbie is a Christian and a prominent member of Christians in Sport^[2]

External links

• Profile at Team GB (2008 Beijing Olympic Games)

References

1. ^ "Russia drug test elevates GB crew". BBC News. 29 January 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/rowing/6311153.stm. Retrieved 2011-08-27. 
2. ^ Kelso, Paul (6 August 2008). "Flood aims to turn tide for Britain on a sea of faith". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/aug/06/olympics2008.olympicsrowing. Retrieved 27 May 2011. 

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