Amy Clay

Amy Clay (born 14 December 1977) is an American born, Australian representative rower. She was selected to represent Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics in rowing.[1]

Amy Clay
Personal information
Birth nameAmy Norina Clay
Nickname(s)Ames
NationalityAustralian
Born (1977-12-14) 14 December 1977
Orange County, California, U.S.
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in) (2012)
Weight70 kg (154 lb) (2012)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportRowing
ClubMosman Rowing Club
Achievements and titles
World finals2
Olympic finals2008 Beijing W4X
2012 London W4X

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 and 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] After her move to Australia she was coached by Nick Garratt.[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
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Amy Ives". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  2. "Amy Clay". London2012.olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. 14 December 1977. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  3. "Amy Clay Ives". legacy.lclark.edu. Lewis & Clark College. Archived from the original on 30 May 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  4. Cowley, Rowan (23 June 2011). "Oarsome success". Mosman Daily. Australia. Archived from the original on 22 August 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  5. Craddock, Robert (12 June 2012). "Another Savage blow". The Daily Telegraph. Australia. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  6. "2012 Australian Olympic Team: Rowing". London2012.olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  7. "Australia name 46-strong rowing squad hoping to claim 'avalanche of medals' at London 2012". Inside the Games. 26 June 2012. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  8. "Olympic rowing team named". ABC News. Australia. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  9. "Savage out of Olympics". ABC News. Australia. 20 June 2012. Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  10. Craddock, Robert (20 June 2012). "Pippa Savage's Olympic hopes take a big dive". News.com.au. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  11. "Proud day for Tassie rowing Sport". The Mercury. Australia. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  12. "London 2012 – Women's Quadruple Sculls". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
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