Ann, Lady Redgrave ( Elizabeth-Ann Callaway; born 8 February 1960) is a British surgeon and osteopath. She is the wife of British rower Sir Steve Redgrave.

Rowing career

Having taken up the sport in 1981, Redgrave rowed in the women's eight at the

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. The team which consisted of Astrid Ayling, Alexa Forbes, Gillian Hodges, Kate Holroyd,

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, Sarah Hunter-Jones, Kate McNicol and Sue Bailey (cox) finished in fifth place. She was part of the coxed four with Alison Bonner, Sarah Hunter-Jones, Tish Reid, and Lesley Clare (cox), that won the national title rowing for A.R.A squad, at the 1985 National Championships and represented

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and won a silver medal in the eight and a bronze medal in the four, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in

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. She was Chief Medical Officer to GB Rowing between 1992 and 2001 in a part-time capacity. She became GB Rowing's first full-time Medical Officer in 2009. She was elected a Steward of Henley Royal Regatta in 2016.

Medical career

Redgrave qualified as a doctor from Charing Cross Hospital Medical School, London in 1984 and entered a career in orthopaedic surgery, with an interest in sports medicine. However, because of her international rowing commitments, she took a sabbatical in 1988 for the

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. During her sabbatical, she developed an interest in osteopathy and thus trained at the British School of Osteopathy following her year out, qualifying in 1990. In late 1990, she established ''The Redgrave Clinic'' in Bourne End, which has since begun to offer a range of other treatments from physiotherapy to the Alexander Technique.

Personal life

Steven and Ann Redgrave have three children: Natalie, Sophie and Zac. Natalie rowed with the

Oxford University Women's Boat Club Oxford University Women's Boat Club (OUWBC) is the rowing club for female rowers (and coxes of either sex) who are students at the University of Oxford. The club was founded in 1926 and is now based in Wallingford at the Fleming Boat Hous ...

which won the women's boat race at

Henley Boat Races The Henley Boat Races were a series of annual rowing races between various crews representing the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. The event included the Lightweight Men's Boat Race from 1975 to 2018, the Women's Boat ...

in 2011.

Awards

Redgrave has three

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s, from Loughborough University in 2001, from the University of Staffordshire in 2004, and from

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in 2010. Upon her retirement as Chief Medical Officer of GB Rowing in 2001, she was awarded the British Rowing Medal of Honour.

Styles

* Miss Ann Callaway (1960–1984) * Dr Ann Callaway (1984–1988) * Dr Ann Redgrave (1988–2001) * ''The Honourable'' Lady Redgrave (2001–)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Redgrave, Ann 1960 births English women medical doctors Living people Olympic rowers of Great Britain Osteopaths Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Alumni of Charing Cross Medical School Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) English female rowers Commonwealth Games medallists in rowing Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Stewards of Henley Royal Regatta British sports physicians Rowers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Wives of knights