Sentences with phrase «behind gold medallist»

Not exact matches

Vicky Thornley battled through a testing semi-final in the women's single scull, finishing third behind Poznan gold medallist Magdalena Lobnig and Annekatrin Thiele while a second - placed finish behind Poland in the repechage saw the women's quadruple scull also qualify for their final.

Already an Olympic Gold medallist in GB's team pursuit in Rio — the rider is keen that cycling's troubled past is behind it.

Despite initially sitting second behind Michelle Carter's 19.51 m thrown in the first round of the shot competition, Valerie Adams reasserted her dominance in the fourth round to eventually win with a best of 19.68 m from her fifth throw — the four - time world champion and two - time Olympic gold medallist extending her winning streak to an incredible 50.

Sail Croatia is penned to be a fabulous success, headed by Sydney Olympic Gold Medallist Luka Grubor, the man behind the very reason that the Oxford and Cambridge rowing teams would be battling it out once more.