Cath Bishop

Cath Bishop

Catherine (Cath) Bishop (born 22 November 1971) is a former British rower.

She was educated at Westcliff High School for Girls. Bishop has a BA in modern languages from Pembroke College, Cambridge, a master's in international politics from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth and a Ph.D. in contemporary German literature from the University of Reading.

Bishop won medals at the World Championships twice, a silver in 1998 in the women's pair with Dot Blackie, and then in 2003 she won the gold, again in the pair, with Katherine Grainger.

After winning silver in the 2004 Olympic Games in the women's pair with Grainger, she retired from rowing and took up a career with the Foreign Office.

External links

* [http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletebios/5008076/detail.html Athlete bio at NBCOlympics.com]


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