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Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne: 'We did it for mums'
It’s been a huge journey back to the top of sport for the Hereford-born rower. She achieved an Olympic Bronze in Tokyo and then took time out to have her son Freddie.
It’s been a huge journey back to the top of sport for the Hereford-born rower, who achieved an Olympic Bronze medal in the double sculls with partner Becky Wilde. Mathilda took a break from rowing, and gave birth to her son Freddie after the Tokyo games in 2021. She’s since made her way back to the podium for Paris 2024! Mathilda went to Hereford Cathedral School, and began her career on the water at Hereford Rowing Club, spotted at Ross-on-Wye Rowing Regatta. Credit: Getty Images - Europa Press Sport.
