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52 NAVY NEWS, SEPTEMBER 2008
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● Fours for good... Lt Peter Reed (right) holds his gold medal aloft with his teammates after victory in the coxless fours at the 2008 Olympic Games
Picture: Vladimir Rys/Bongarts/Getty Images
We are the champions
ROWER Lt Peter Reed bagged
at Greenbanks Leisure Centre, Liverpool, Lt Cdr Micky Norford (HMS Sultan), a HMS Victory was again the venue for
gold at the XXIX Olympiad to
for the third Women’s European Union well-respected offi cial within the Amateur the annual sports awards for the best
crown a summer of sporting
Boxing Championships. Boxing Association and an internationally- team, individuals and officals in the Senior
One hundred fi ghters from 20 nations qualifi ed referee and judge, is regularly Service.
success for the RN. gathered in Merseyside with the naval involved in England competitions and on After being nominated for the past three
The naval engineer and his teammates offi cer chosen to lead the 11-strong English this occasion formed part of the offi ciating years, the RN and RM Cycling Time Trial
Tom James, Andy Triggs-Hodge and Steve squad. team in Liverpool. team were finally crowned with laurels as
Williams powered past the finish line in the Easily securing victory over her Finnish To complete the trio of Royal Navy sports team of the year.
Wave rulers
coxless fours, just under a second ahead of opponent in the quarter fi nals (11-2), Lt representation, POPT Stuart O’Connor Over the past four years the cyclists have
the Australian team who took silver. Abel faced tougher opposition against (Defence Diving School), the current RN risen through the ranks of best teams in the
The Britons were favourites for gold
– the surf
Malefaki, a heavy-handed Ladies Boxing Coach, has UK, scoring successes not merely against
– a status confirmed by their impressive Greek who won her r recently been selected r the other two Forces, but also against sides
performances in both the heat and the semi- quarter fi nal with a as a ladies national containing Olympians, Commonwealth
team head to
final which they both won. fi rst-round knock coach. and semi-professional riders. Last year
But in the final, the foursome trailed in out. “To be a part the RN team were ranked third nationally
South Africa
the wake of the Australian team for most The sailor had of the England and dispatched the Army and RAF with
of the race; the Antipodeans led for a good to box cleverly, women’s team’s aplomb in both the ten-mile and 25-mile
two-thirds of the race until a final push carefully choosing biggest success was a championships.
from the British quartet saw them edge her shots and movingg, , ggrreat honour and Success breeds success and from 80
PPluslus
ahead with a couple of hundred metres of but she always looked in ked in for Lt for Lt Abel to be the fi rst cyclists six years ago, the association is now
the two kilometre course to go. France took control easing to a 7-2 victorvictoryy gold medal winner in the gold m almost 350 strong.
the bronze. to reach the fi nal. EU Championships was the One of the team’s stalwarts, CPOPT
“It was the hardest thing I’ve ever gone In the battle for the gold medal, she faced highlight of my coaching career so far,” said Sean Childs, was up for the sportsman of
You can be
out to do – by a long way,” said a breathless Gratzck of Poland, ranked number six in the POPT O’Connor. the year title. He lost out, however, to Royal
Lt Reed after the race. world, a rival who defeated her in the fi rst Having defeated the world silver medallist Marine Cpl Gary Gerrard who capped a
serious –
“It was so difficult – we were really on the round of the competition last year. in Turkey last month and with her success at sporting career as an international biathlete
ropes. But I’m so, so happy. It was the best Determined for retribution, Lt Abel these championships, Lt Abel is now in the and runner with a gold medal at the 2007
computer
finish we’ve ever put together. started aggressively, not gnot givingiving the the top ten in the wtop ten in the worldorld a att her weight. world triathlon championships in the 40-44
“I’m very proud to do it for all the people Pole a moment to relax.x. Despite this achievDespite this ement, she age group. Not content with that, Gary
at home who’ve helped – physiotherapists, A physical fi ght ensued,nsued, but remains focused on the future.remains focused o grabbed gold at the Inter-Service triathlon
‘games’ for
friends and the Navy. I’m happy for all of the sailor denied the Pe Poole a le a “I am delighted with m“I am deli y and silver in the European championships.
them – and for us.” single point to win the fie fi rst EU perforperformance in Livmance in erpool as it Another mainstay of triathlon, LMA
tomorrow’s
The 27-year-old only took up rowing at Gold Medal for England,nd, 4-0. proprovees I has I have t the ability to beah t the Mhaira Muir, was crowned sportswoman of
Dartmouth; from there he progressed to the The offi cer proved to be a to be a best in Europe and the wbest in Europe orld but the year. Triathlon is just one of the sports
sailors
Oxford University team which won the boat convincing champion han having I have no time to be complacent, no time ” the leading hand excels at – she’s also a
race and finally to the British coxless four only conceded four points ur points said Lt said Lt AAbel.bel. force to be reckoned with in the pool and
boat, taking the place of four-time Olympic in the whole competition and tition and ““I am straight back into I am on the bike.
gold medal winner Matthew Pinsent. thoroughly deserved her fiher fi rst my training reg ime She joined the Royal Navy six years
AAndnd
In honour of his RN pedigree, Lt Reed’s major championship ip for an interfo national ago with limited sporting experience, but
teammates dubbed him ‘the commander’. gold medal. tourt nament in by 2005 she’d won several Inter-Service
Throughout all this sporting achievement, The rest of her HungarH y this month swimming titles, represented the RN at
Forgotten
the officer has been allowed to put his naval England team which is part of cross-country and turned her hand to
career on hold, although now he’ll be proved that despite my preparation triathlon with similar success. As well as
man o’war –
returning to the Senior Service fold. their relative for the world dominating the sport in the Senior Service,
Sadly there was no medal for the RN’s inexperience, they championships in she’s represented her country, claiming
other banner-waver at the games, Lt Cdr were a side to be China later this 28th place (and fourth Briton) in the 2008
HMS Unicorn
Penny Clark. taken seriously year.” world championships.
After a successful start in the laser radial winning eight medals Not to be Sports official of the year is Lt Keith
event – a first, second and third place in – two gold, four silver eclipsed by all Bowers who achieved considerable success
three of the opening five races – the officer and two bronze. these international as a fencer before becoming a referee in
finally came tenth of the 28 competitors Lt Abel was not the e awards, the RN had 2003. Since then he has ajudicated more
over the nine heats and final medal race. only RN representativve e its own sporting than 5,000 bouts and he’s now a leading
Half a world away from Beijing, Lt Lucy involved in these hese trophies to hand contender to be a GB referee at the 2012
Abel (pictured right) squared up in the ring championships. out. Olympics in London.
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