Tanya Brady
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born(1973-01-24)24 January 1973[1]
Died28 April 2022(2022-04-28) (aged 49)
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Gifu LW4x

Tanya Helen Brady (24 January 1973 – 28 April 2022)[2] was a British rower and Army captain.

Army career

Brady rowed for the British Army when she served with the Royal Logistic Corps.[3] As a soldier, she served in Bosnia.[4]

Rowing career

She was part of the British squad which competed in the 2005 World Rowing Championships, and won a bronze medal.[5]

Death

Brady died at Liss, Hampshire in April 2022. An inquest at Winchester Crown Court in January 2023 found that she was killed after being thrown from her horse which bolted.[6]

References

  1. "World Rowing – Tanya BRADY". World Rowing. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  2. "Coroners' inquests". www.hants.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  3. "Former Team GB rower killed after being thrown from horse, inquest hears". the Guardian. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  4. Correspondent, Will Humphries, Southwest. "Former Team GB rower Tanya Brady died after being thrown from horse". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 10 January 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. "Former Team GB rower Tanya Brady died after being thrown from 'spooked' horse, inquest hears". Sky News. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  6. "Former Team GB rower Tanya Brady died after horse bolted". BBC News. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
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