Ed Coode

Ed Coode, MBE (born June 19, 1975 in Indian Queens, Cornwall) is a British rower, twice World Champion and Olympic Gold medalist.

Educated at Papplewick School, Ascot, Eton College, University of Newcastle upon Tyne (studying marine biology) and Oxford University, where he attended Keble College and rowed in the Oxford crew at the 1998 Boat Race.

Coode won his first World Championship in 1999, as a substitute in the British men's coxless four, rowing with Steve Redgrave, Matthew Pinsent and James Cracknell. When Tim Foster returned to the four, Coode was put into the coxless pair with Greg Searle. They finished fourth at the 2000 Sydney Olympics having led for most of the race and being overtaken by three crews in the last 600 m, finishing 12/100th of a second (about 2 feet) out of third place.

In 2001, he won a second World Championship in the men's coxless four with Steve Williams, Rick Dunn and Toby Garbett. In 2002, he missed the World Championships due to injury, Josh West taking his place in the coxless four, and was in the men's eight in 2003 that won the bronze at that year's world championships.

With the injury to Alex Partridge, Coode was moved from the eight to the coxless four for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, rowing with Pinsent, Cracknell and Williams. In a close race with World champions Canada, they won gold.

In October 2004, Coode announced he was retiring from rowing — taking a year out to travel in South America and then study for a law degree in Bristol. Coode is part of the family that owns and runs [http://www.coodes.co.uk/ Coodes Solicitors] who have branches across Cornwall. Since September 2007 he has been working as a trainee solicitor at leading law firm [http://www.burges-salmon.com/ Burges Salmon] in Bristol.

On the 17th September 2005 Coode married Clare Smales in Maker Church, Kingsand, Cornwall. Their daughter Beatrice Mary (Bee) was born on the 11th February 2007, weighing 7lbs13oz.

Achievements

*Olympic Medals: 1 Gold
*World Championship Medals: 2 Gold, 2 Bronze
*Junior World Championship Medals: 1 Silver
*Blue Boat Appearances: 1 (0 wins)

Olympic Games

*2004 — Gold, Coxless Four (with James Cracknell, Steve Williams, Matthew Pinsent)
*2000 — 4th, Coxless Pair (with Greg Searle)

World Championships

*2003 — Bronze, Eight
*2001 — Gold, Coxless Four (with Steve Williams, Rick Dunn, Toby Garbett)
*1999 — Gold, Coxless Four (with Steve Redgrave, Matthew Pinsent, James Cracknell)
*1998 — 7th, Eight
*1997 — Bronze, Coxed Four

Junior World Championships

*1993 - Silver, Coxless Four

External links

* [http://www.londonspeakerbureau.co.uk/speakers/viewSpeaker.aspx?speakerid=256 Ed Coode — The London Speaker Bureau]
* [http://80.83.47.230/ndisplaypeople.fwx?no_id=2130 Profile on RowingOne]