{{Short description|British rower (born 1984)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Use British English|date=January 2013}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Jess Eddie | image = Jessica Eddie (2016).JPG | caption = Image of Jessica Jane Eddie | fullname = Jessica Jane Eddie | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|10|7|df=y}} | birth_place = Durham | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} --> | death_place = | nationality = British | education = | alma_mater = | height = | weight = | spouse = | headercolor = lightsteelblue | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's rowing }} {{MedalCountry | {{GBR2}} }} {{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }} {{MedalSilver|2016 Rio de Janeiro|W8+}} {{MedalCompetition | World Championships }} {{MedalBronze | 2007 Munich | W8+ }} {{MedalBronze | 2011 Lake Bled | W8+ }} {{MedalCompetition | European Championships }} {{MedalSilver | 2014 Belgrade | W8+ }} }}

'''Jessica Jane Eddie'''<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ed/jess-eddie-1.html |title=Jess Eddie |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625101529/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ed/jess-eddie-1.html |archivedate=25 June 2009}}</ref> (born 7 October 1984 in Durham) is a British rower. She won a silver medal in the women's eight at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rio Olympics 2016: Great Britain eight win historic medal |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/36688098 |date=13 August 2016 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=13 August 2016}}</ref>

==Rowing== ===2011=== She was part of the British squad that topped the medal table at the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled, where she won a bronze medal as part of the eight with Alison Knowles, Jo Cook, Louisa Reeve, Natasha Page, Lindsey Maguire, Katie Greves, Victoria Thornley and Caroline O'Connor.<ref>{{cite web |title=2011 World Rowing Championships |url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2011-world-championships/ |website=WorldRowing.com |publisher=World Rowing Federation |access-date=20 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319205128/http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2011-world-championships/ |archive-date=19 March 2016 }}</ref>

===2014=== On 17 March 2014 Eddie was part of the composite crew that won the Women's Eights Head of the River Race on the River Thames in London, setting a record time of 17:42.2 for the 4 1⁄4-mile (6.8&nbsp;km) Championship Course from Mortlake to Putney. The crew comprised Heather Stanning – Army RC; Beth Rodford – Gloucester RC; Zoe Lee – Imperial College BC; Jessica Eddie – London RC; Helen Glover – Minerva Bath Rowing Club; Olivia Carnegie-Brown – Oxford Brookes University BC; Tina Stiller – Tees RC; Caragh McMurtry – Reading University BC; cox Phelan Hill – Leander Club.<ref name="2014 Head">[http://www.wehorr.org/results.htm Women's Eights Head of the River Race, Official Results Archive. 2014 results] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815011837/http://www.wehorr.org/results.htm |date=15 August 2013 }}</ref>

On 19 April 2014 Eddie was teamed with Polly Swann for the women's pair at the British rowing trials at Caversham, Reading, where they finished 1.14 seconds behind Helen Glover and Heather Stanning.<ref name="BBC 19 April ">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rowing/27089583 |title=Heather Stanning & Helen Glover reunite to win British rowing trials |first=Lawrence Barretto BBC Sport at |last=Caversham |work=BBC Sport }}</ref>

At the British Rowing Championships on 18–19 October at Holme Pierrepont (Nottingham), Eddie was part of the composite crew that won gold in both the women's fours sweep event and the quad sculls. Racing under the acronym LIMA, the crew comprised: Jessica Eddie – London RC; Zoe Lee – Imperial College BC; Helen Glover – Minerva-Bath RC; and Heather Stanning – Army RC.<ref name="Telegraph 19 Oct 14">{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/rowing/11173261/Lima-crew-take-quads-gold-as-poor-weather-interrupts-British-Rowing-Championships.html |title=Lima crew take quads gold as poor weather interrupts British Rowing Championships }}</ref><ref name="Cornishman 19 Oct 2014">{{cite web |url=http://www.cornishman.co.uk/Rowing-Penzance-s-Helen-Glover-celebrates-double/story-23263434-detail/story.html |title=Rowing: Penzance's Helen Glover celebrates double joy at British Championships |date=19 October 2014 |access-date=20 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220113557/http://www.cornishman.co.uk/Rowing-Penzance-s-Helen-Glover-celebrates-double/story-23263434-detail/story.html |archive-date=20 December 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===2015=== On 14 March 2015 Eddie was part of the composite crew that won the Women's Eights Head of the River Race on the River Thames in London, setting a time of 18:58.6 for the 4 1⁄4-mile (6.8&nbsp;km) Championship Course from Mortlake to Putney. The crew comprised Heather Stanning – Army RC; Helen Glover – Minerva-Bath RC; Zoe Lee – Imperial College BC; Katherine Grainger – Marlow RC; Melanie Wilson; Caragh McMurtry – Southampton Coalporters ARC; Olivia Carnegie-Brown – Oxford Brookes University BC; Jessica Eddie – London RC; cox Phelan Hill – Leander Club.<ref name="2015 Head results">[http://www.wehorr.org/results.htm WEHORR Results = 2015] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815011837/http://www.wehorr.org/results.htm |date=15 August 2013 }}</ref>

On 19 April 2015 Eddie and Louisa Reeve finished second in women's pair at the British rowing trials at Caversham, behind Helen Glover and Heather Stanning. They were followed by Katie Greves & Zoe Lee.<ref name="GB Rowing 19 April 2015">[http://www.britishrowing.org/news/2015/april/19/gregory-and-sbihi-win-star-studded-gb-rowing-team-mens-pair-final British Rowing, 19 April 2015, Gregory and Sbihi win star-studded GB Rowing Team men's pair final]</ref>

===2016===

{{Multiple image | direction = vertical | align = right | width = 400 | image1 = Jess Eddie and Katie Greves training in a Fluidesign double from above - Oxford University Boat Club - June 2021.png | image2 = Jess Eddie and Katie Greves rowing a Fluidesign double - Oxford University Boat Club - June 2021.png | footer = Jess Eddie (stroke) and Katie Greves (bow) training in a Fluidesign double scull at Oxford University Boat Club on 20 June 2021. }}

On 8 May 2016 Eddie and the GBR eight won the European Championship gold medal in Brandenburg, Germany. Narrowly beating a Netherlands and Romania crew in extremely windy conditions. The eight went on to win two silver World Cup medals in 2016, one 0.2 seconds behind the US in Lucerne and a second behind New Zealand in Poznan.

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==External links== * {{FISA|15147}}

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