Sue McNuff (née Handscomb; born 21 September 1956) is a retired British

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is di ...

who competed at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

Rowing career

Handscomb began rowing for Barn Elms while still at school in 1973. She joined the Civil Services Ladies Rowing Club and won the junior coxed fours at the 1974 National Championships. Then she was selected by Great Britain 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 ...

. Handscomb won the quadruple sculls event, with Rosie Clugston, Jane Curry, Beverly Jones and E Morris (cox), at the 1977 National Championships. The same year she went to the

1977 World Rowing Championships The 1977 World Rowing Championships was the 6th World Rowing Championships. The championships were held from 19 to 28 August 1977 on the Bosbaan rowing lake in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Medal summary About 556 rowers from 28 countries competed ...

in Amsterdam and then one year later went to the

1978 World Rowing Championships Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...

in Bled. She was selected to represent Great Britain in the women's double sculls event at the 1980 Olympic Games in Montreal. With her rowing partner

Astrid Ayling Astrid Ayling (née Hohl; born 9 December 1951) is a retired German and British rower. She competed for Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics. Rowing career In 1975 she finished fourth in the double sculls for ...

they finished in seventh place. She was part of the coxed four, that won the national title at the 1981 National Championships and a fourth and final World Championship appearance ensued at the

1981 World Rowing Championships The 1981 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 30 August to 6 September 1981 at Oberschleißheim outside Munich, West Germany. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table References ...

in Munich.

Personal life

She is married to fellow GB rower

Ian McNuff Ian T. McNuff (born 10 March 1957 in Ealing) is a British rower who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics. Rowing career In 1975, McNuff along with John Beattie, Robin Roberts and Martin Cross was a crew member of the Ealing High Schools coxles ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Handscomb, Sue 1956 births Living people British female rowers Olympic rowers of Great Britain Rowers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Rowers from Greater London