- Frances Houghton
Frances Julia P. Houghton (born
September 19 ,1980 ) is an English female rower, noteworthy for winningSilver Medal s in the Quadruple Sculls at both the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games.She was born in
Oxford , and started her rowing at theDragon School , before moving on toThe King's School, Canterbury .She won a
Bronze Medal at the 1998 World Junior championships in the Double Sculls along with partnerDebbie Flood . The following year they both won Gold in the Double Sculls at the World Under 23 Championships.Since 2005, Houghton has sat in the 3 seat of the GB women's quadruple scull, where she has won three world championships, in 2007 with
Katherine Grainger ,Debbie Flood , andAnnie Vernon . At the 2008 Olympics, the quartet, favourites for Gold, led for much of the race, before being overhauled by the Chinese crew in the last few hundred metres of the race, and winning Silver.She holds a degree from
King's College London .References
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HOUGHFRA01 Profile at DatabaseOlympics]
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