Amy Clay
Personal information | |
---|---|
Birth name | Amy Ives |
Nickname(s) | Ames |
Nationality | Australia |
Height | 177 cm (70 in) (2012) |
Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) (2012) |
Sport | |
Country | Australia |
Sport | Rowing |
Club | Mosman Rowing Club |
Achievements and titles | |
World finals | 2 |
Olympic finals | 2 |
Amy Clay (née Ives, born 14 December 1977) is an Australian rower. She was selected to represent Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics in rowing.[1]
Personal
Nicknamed Ames,[2] Clay was born on 14 December 1977 in the United States.[2] She spent twelve years involved with gymnastics.[3] She completed her early schooling in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and attended Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, where she earned a Bachelor of English in 2001.[2][3] Within two years of finishing her degree, she moved to Australia.[3] As of 2012, she lives in Sydney.[2]
Clay is 177 centimetres (70 in) tall and weighs 70 kilograms (150 lb).[2][3]
Rowing
Clay is a rower competing in single, double and quadruple scull events.[2] She started rowing in 1997 while living in Portland, Oregon[4] while a freshman at Lewis & Clark College. As a member of the university team, she was coached by Hilary Gehman.[3] She is a member of the Mosman Rowing Club, having joined the club in 2003.[4][2] She is coached by Nick Garratt, who has been her coach since moving to Australia.[4][3]
In 2011, Clay was named the NSW Oarswoman of the Year.[4] That year, she did not have a scholarship with the Australian Institute of Sport in rowing and had to work rowing into a schedule involving working full-time.[4] She finished 4th in the quad event at the 2011 World Championships in Bled, Slovenia.[2][4] She finished 5th in the quad event at the 2011 World Cup #3 in Lucerne, Switzerland.[2] She finished 6th in the single event at the 2011 Australian Rowing Championships in West Lakes, South Australia.[2][4] She finished 5th in the double event at the 2011 Australian Rowing Championships in West Lakes, South Australia.[2][4] She finished 2nd in the quad event at the 2011 Australian Rowing Championships in West Lakes, South Australia.[2]
Clay finished 5th in the quad event at the 2012 World Cup 3 in Munich, Germany.[2][5] She finished 6th in the quad event at the 2012 World Cup 2 in Lucerne, Switzerland.[2] She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in rowing in the quadruple scull.[6][7][8] Initially listed as a reserve, she replaced Pippa Savage who had been previously named to the boat but was removed because of "incompatibility issues" with the rest of the crew.[9][5][10] Prior to going to London, she participated in a training camp at the Australian Institute of Sport European Training Centre in Varese, Italy.[11] The Australian quadruple sculls team finished in 4th place.[12]
References
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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Amy Clay Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "London 2012 – Amy Clay". Australia: Australian Olympic Committee. 14 December 1977. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Amy Clay Ives". Lewis & Clark University. Archived from the original on 30 May 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Cowley, Rowan (23 June 2011). "Oarsome success – General – Sport – Mosman Daily". Mosman-daily.whereilive.com.au. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- 1 2 Craddock, Robert (12 June 2012). "Another Savage blow | thetelegraph.com.au". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ↑ "London 2012 – Athlete Search". Australia: Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ↑ "Australia name 46-strong rowing squad hoping to claim "avalanche of medals" at London 2012 | Rowing". insidethegames.biz. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ↑ "Olympic rowing team named – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Abc.net.au. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ↑ "Savage out of Olympics – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Abc.net.au. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ↑ Craddock, Robert (20 June 2012). "Pippa Savage's Olympic hopes take a big dive". News.com.au. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ↑ "Proud day for Tassie rowing Sport – The Mercury – The Voice of Tasmania". The Mercury. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ↑ "London 2012 – Women's Quadruple Sculls". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 8 October 2014.