Andy Hodge is the brightest young talent in British rowing. In 2008 he won Olympic Gold, stroking the coxless four to victory in the Beijing Olympics.

He is widely tipped to follow in the footsteps and emulate the achievements of rowing legends such as Sir Steve Redgrave and Sir Matthew Pinsent. Andy came to rowing relatively late, when he went to university, but has been making up for lost time ever since. His rise through the rowing ranks has been swift. He was a surprise selection for the GB U-23 squad in 2001 and gained his first senior GB vest at the Seville World Championships in 2002. He made his Olympic debut in the Eight at Athens in 2004 before taking World Cup Gold at Dorney Lake, Eton in 2005. He also stroked the victorious Oxford boat in the 151st Boat Race that year. Andy was part of the crew which retained the World Championship in 2006. In 2008 he won Olympic Gold, stroking the coxless Four to victory in the Beijing Olympics.

Speaking

Andy spoke at the All Parliamentary Group dinner about the importance of volunteering at the 2012 Olympics from an athletes perspective and has done personal appearances for Camelot, JP Fruits, Bolle sunglassses and the learn to row initiative.

He is very media friendly and has done feature articles for The Times and Sunday Times. He has also done some modelling for Camelot and Solid Clothing