Ruby Tew
{{Short description|New Zealand rower}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Ruby Tew
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|3|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = Wellington, New Zealand
| residence =
| education = Queen Margaret College{{cite web |title= Ruby Tew |url= http://www.schoolrowing.org.nz/nzssra.php?page=392&rs=mad11&pid=14018&cn=qmar |publisher=New Zealand Secondary School Rowing Association |access-date= 19 March 2016}}
| relatives=Steve Tew (father)
| club = Star Boating Club
| country = New Zealand
| medaltemplates=
{{MedalSport|Women's rowing}}
{{MedalCountry|{{NZL}}}}
{{MedalComp|World Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2015 Aiguebelette|Eight}}
{{MedalBronze|2017 Sarasota|Eight}}
}}
Ruby Tew (born 7 March 1994) is a New Zealand Olympic rower.{{cite web |title=Ruby Tew |url=http://www.worldrowing.com/athletes/athlete/42821/tew-ruby |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623035833/http://www.worldrowing.com/athletes/athlete/42821/tew-ruby |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 June 2015 |publisher=International Rowing Federation |access-date=9 September 2015}}
Personal life
Born in Wellington,{{cite web |url=https://olympic.org.nz/athletes/ruby-tew |title=Ruby Tew |year=2016 |publisher=New Zealand Olympic Committee |access-date=6 August 2016}} she is the daughter of New Zealand Rugby CEO Steve Tew.{{cite news | url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11688074 | title=Olympics: from New Zealand with love | date=6 August 2016 | work= The New Zealand Herald | access-date=6 August 2016 | first=Simon | last=Plumb}} She received her secondary education at Queen Margaret College.{{cite web |title=QMC Olympian |url= http://www.qmc.school.nz/qmc-olympian/ |publisher=Queen Margaret College |access-date=13 October 2017}} She is studying towards a Bachelor of Business Studies at Massey University.{{cite web |title=Bond of brothers |url=http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/news/article.cfm?mnarticle_uuid=354FC293-F2A6-12CD-8B12-BADB2C765E62 |publisher=Massey University |access-date=13 October 2017 |date=20 July 2016}}
Rowing career
Tew took up rowing in 2008 while at Queen Margaret College. She attended her first Maadi Cup in 2009 at Lake Karapiro but did not get into any of the A-finals.{{cite web |title=Results: mads2009 |url=http://rowit.nz/mads2009/results?pid=14018 |publisher=rowIT Ltd |access-date=14 October 2017}} At the 2010 Maadi Cup at Lake Ruataniwha, she won a bronze medal in the girls U16 double sculls.{{cite web |title=Results: mads2010 |url=http://rowit.nz/mads2010/results?pid=14018 |publisher=rowIT Ltd |access-date=14 October 2017}} At the 2011 Maadi Cup at Lake Karapiro, she reached B-finals in all three of her boat classes.{{cite web |title=Results: mads2011 |url=http://rowit.nz/mads2011/results?pid=14018 |publisher=rowIT Ltd |access-date=14 October 2017}}
Tew had her first international appearance at the 2012 World Rowing Junior Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. With the junior quad sculls (with Nathalie Hill, Zoe McBride, and Hannah Osborne), she won bronze at the event.{{cite web |title=(JW4x) Junior Women's Quadruple Sculls - Final |url= http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2012-world-championships/junior-womens-quadruple-sculls/final/ |publisher=International Rowing Federation |access-date=10 October 2017}} In 2014, she became national champion with the women's premier four, with Rebecca Scown, Linda Matthews, and Holly Greenslade in the team.{{cite web |title=Friday Finals Bankstream NZ Rowing Championships 2014 |url= https://www.rowingnz.kiwi/Story?Action=View&Story_id=19 |publisher=Rowing New Zealand |access-date=14 October 2017 |date=21 February 2014}} At the 2015 national championships, she won silver with the women's premier four, this time teamed with Kerri Gowler, Rebecca Scown, and Elizabeth Ross.{{cite web |title=Results: nzcc2015 |url= http://rowit.nz/nzcc2015/results?pid=14018 |publisher=rowIT Ltd |access-date=14 October 2017}}
Tew won a silver medal at the 2015 World Rowing Championships with the women's eight, qualifying the boat for the 2016 Olympics.{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=Ian |title=New Zealand eights surge into Olympic medal contention at world champs |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/71804995/new-zealand-eights-surge-into-olympic-medal-contention-at-world-champs |access-date=9 September 2015 |work=Stuff |date=7 September 2015}} At the 2016 national championships, she won gold in the women's premier four with Kerri Gowler, Fiona Paterson, and Holly Greenslade. She won bronze in the women's premier coxless pair oars and the women's premier eight.{{cite web |title=Results: nzcc2016 |url= http://rowit.nz/nzcc2016/results?pid=14018 |publisher=rowIT Ltd |access-date=14 October 2017}}
With the New Zealand women's eight, she came fourth at the 2016 Rio Olympics.{{cite news |last1=Alderson |first1=Andrew |title=Rio Olympics 2016: Gold for Mahe Drysdale |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/olympics/news/article.cfm?c_id=502&objectid=11693366 |access-date=14 August 2016 |work=The New Zealand Herald |date=14 August 2016}} She won a bronze medal with the New Zealand women's eight at the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota, Florida.{{cite web |title=Kelsi Walters |url=http://www.worldrowing.com/athletes/athlete/42820/walters-kelsi |publisher=International Rowing Federation |access-date=8 October 2017 |archive-date=8 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008030408/http://www.worldrowing.com/athletes/athlete/42820/walters-kelsi |url-status=dead }}
References
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External links
- {{World Rowing|42821}}
- {{NZOC profile}}
- {{Olympics.com}}
- {{Olympedia}}
{{2016 New Zealand Olympic team}}
{{2020 New Zealand Olympic team}}
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Category:Rowers from Wellington City
Category:New Zealand female rowers
Category:World Rowing Championships medalists for New Zealand
Category:Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic rowers for New Zealand
Category:People educated at Queen Margaret College, Wellington