Clare M Grove (born 24 November 1953) is a former British rower who competed at the

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Rowing career

Grove started rowing in 1971 at the Barn Elms Boathouse, while at St Mark's School in Fulham. She was part of a coxed four crew, with

Maggie Lambourn Margaret A. Phillips ( Lambourn; born 11 April 1951) is a retired rower who competed for Great Britain. Rowing career Lambourn was born in 1951. She started rowing when she joined the Abingdon Rowing Club while in the sixth form at school. Afte ...

, Chris Grimes, Mary Mackay and Pat Sly that won the national title rowing for a Civil Service Ladies, at the 1973 National Championships. The following year with Chris Aistrop, Lambourn and Grimes, in a Civil Service and Weybridge Ladies composite she successfully defended the title, at the 1974 National Championships. During the same year she was selected for Great Britain at the

1974 World Rowing Championships The 1974 World Rowing Championships was the fourth World Rowing Championships. It was held from 4 to 8 September 1974 (for men) and from 29 August to 1 September 1974 (for women) on the Rotsee in Lucerne, Switzerland. The event was significantly ...

which was the inaugural championships for women. Competing in the quadruple sculls event the crew were eliminated in the heats. She then represented her country again at the

1975 World Rowing Championships The 1975 World Rowing Championships was the fifth World Rowing Championships. It was held from 21 to 30 August at Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre in Nottingham, England. Medal summary Medalists at the 1975 World Rowing Champions ...

and won the coxed fours at the

1975 British Rowing Championships The 1975 National Rowing Championships was the fourth edition of the National Championships, held from 19–20 July 1975 at the National Water Sports Centre in Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham. Senior Medal summary Lightweight Medal summar ...

. One year later she was selected for Great Britain in the women's coxed four crew for the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal. The crew also containing Pauline Bird, Diana Bishop, Gill Webb and

Pauline Wright Pauline D Wright (born 2 December 1954) is a retired British rowing cox who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics. Rowing career Wright participated in the 1974 World Rowing Championships in Lucerne which was the in ...

finished in eight place. At the end of 1976 she was suffering from a Multiple Sclerosis relapse but still competed for Great Britain in a third World Championship, when selected for the

1979 World Rowing Championships The 1979 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 30 August – 9 September 1979 at Bled in Slovenia, Yugoslavia. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table This table does not include th ...

Personal life

She married fellow Olympian rower

Andrew Bayles Andrew Alan Bayles (born 4 October 1946) is a British rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1968 Summer Olympics. He married fellow Olympian rower Clare Grove Clare M Grove (born 24 November 1953) is a former British rower who ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Grove, Clare 1953 births Living people British female rowers Olympic rowers for Great Britain Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics