Thomas Ford (rower)
Thomas Ford (born 3 October 1992) is a British
Thomas Ford
national representative rower.[1] He is an Olympic and
two-time world champion in the men's eight event.[2]
Club and varsity rowing
Ford was rowing for the Newcastle University Boat
Club when he first represented for GB at the U23 level.
Following graduation he joined the Leander Club.[1] At
the 2016 Henley Royal Regatta in a Leander crew he
rowed to victory in the Ladies' Challenge Plate for
men's intermediate eights.[1]
In 2022, he won the Grand Challenge Cup (the blue
riband event at the Henley Royal Regatta) stroking a Personal information
composite Leander/Oxford Brookes crew. In 2023
Nationality British
again in Leander Club colours he stroked a
Leander/Oxford Brookes eight to another Grand Born 3 October 1992
Challenge Cup victory.[3] Holmes Chapel, England
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Sport
International representative Country Great Britain
career Sport Rowing
Event(s) Coxless four, Eight
Ford made his representative debut for Great Britain in
Club Leander Club
the men's U23 eight which raced at the 2013 U23
World Rowing Championships in Ottensheim.[4] That Medal record
crew finished overall sixth. In 2014 he again made Men's rowing
selection in the GB eight for the U23 World Representing Great Britain
Championships.[4]
Olympic Games
In 2017 Ford moved into the Great Britain men's 2024 Paris Eight
senior squad and raced in the eight at World Rowing 2020 Tokyo Eight
Cups I & III and at that year's European World Championships
Championships. At the 2017 World Rowing
2022 Račice Eight
Championships he raced a coxed pair with Timothy
2023 Belgrade Eight
Clarke and steered by Harry Brightmore to an overall
fourth placing.[4] 2018 Plovdiv Coxless four
2019 Ottensheim Eight
With Jacob Dawson, Adam Neill and James Johnston, European Championships
Ford held a seat in the Great Britain coxless four in the 2021 Varese Eight
2018 international season and won a bronze medal at 2022 Oberschleißheim Eight
the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv,
2023 Bled Eight
Bulgaria,[5] Ford won a silver medal in the British
eight at the 2019 European Rowing Championships[6] 2024 Szeged Eight
and then won bronze at the 2019 World Rowing 2018 Glasgow Coxless four
Championships in Ottensheim, Austria in the eight 2019 Lucerne Eight
with Thomas George, James Rudkin, Josh Bugajski,
Moe Sbihi, Jacob Dawson, Oliver Wynne-Griffith, Matthew Tarrant and Henry Fieldman.[7]
In 2021, he won a European gold medal in the eight in Varese, Italy.[8] [9] At that year's delayed 2020
Tokyo Olympics Ford stroked the Great Britain men's eight. They finished 3rd their heat but proceeded
through a repechage to make the Olympic final. In the final they rowed level with the ultimate winner
New Zealand at each mark but finished with a bronze medal being pipped for silver in the last 500m by
the fast finishing German crew.[4]
Ford became a world champion stroking the British eight to victory at the 2022 World Rowing
Championships. He had earlier that season won gold at the 2022 European Rowing Championships.[10] In
2023 he won a second successive World Championship gold medal again as the strokeman in the men's
eight at the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade.[11]
He won a gold medal as part of the Great Britain eight at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[12]
Personal life
From Holmes Chapel in Cheshire, his sister Emily is also a British international rower and fellow
Olympic medallist.[13][2]
References
1. "Profile" ([Link] British Rowing. Retrieved 4 July
2023.
2. Ames, Nick (3 August 2024). "Team GB rowers sign off with men's eight gold and end
regatta on a high" ([Link]
24-rowing-report). The Observer. The Guardian. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
3. "Leander, Oxford Brookes and Thames dominate at Henley Royal Regatta" ([Link]
[Link]/2023/07/leander-oxford-brookes-and-thames-dominate-at-henley-royal-regatt
a/). British Rowing. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
4. Tom Ford at World Rowing ([Link]
5. "2018 World Championship results" ([Link]
OWMNOCOX4------------FNL-000100--_C73.pdf) (PDF). World Rowing.
6. "European Rowing Championships: Great Britain men's four win gold in Lucerne" ([Link]
[Link]/sport/rowing/48491456). BBC Sport. BBC. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June
2019.
7. "2019 Eight results" ([Link]
8------------FNL-000100--_C73.pdf) (PDF). World Rowing.
8. "Men's Double Sculls Final A (Final)" ([Link]
championships/). World Rowing. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
9. "Men's Eight Final FA (Final)" ([Link]
onships/). World Rowing. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
10. "European Championships Munich 2022: GB win four rowing gold medals" ([Link]
com/sport/rowing/62532590). BBC. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
11. "Catch-up: World Rowing Championships Finals: GB wins Gold in Men's Eight" ([Link]
[Link]/sport/live/rowing/66659461). BBC Sport. 9 September 2023. Retrieved
18 September 2023.
12. "Britain's men win gold and women bronze in eights" ([Link]
articles/cek9ke3d0x0o). BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
13. Ramos, Davinia; Horsburgh, Lynette (21 May 2024). "Brother and sister rowers aim for
Olympics" ([Link] BBC News. Retrieved
22 May 2024.
External links
Thomas Ford ([Link] at World Rowing
Thomas Ford ([Link] at Team GB
Thomas Ford ([Link] at Olympedia
Thomas Ford at British Rowing ([Link]
Retrieved from "[Link]
