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| Born | (1994-03-07)7 March 1994 (age 31) Wellington, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
| Education | Queen Margaret College[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb)[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Relative | Steve Tew (father) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Star Boating Club | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ruby Tew (born 7 March 1994) is a New Zealand Olympicrower.[2]
Born inWellington,[3] she is the daughter of New Zealand Rugby CEOSteve Tew.[4] She received her secondary education atQueen Margaret College.[5] She is studying towards a Bachelor of Business Studies atMassey University.[6]
Tew took up rowing in 2008 while at Queen Margaret College.[5] She attended her firstMaadi Cup in 2009 atLake Karapiro but did not get into any of the A-finals.[7] At the 2010 Maadi Cup atLake Ruataniwha, she won a bronze medal in the girls U16 double sculls.[8] At the 2011 Maadi Cup at Lake Karapiro, she reached B-finals in all three of her boat classes.[9]
Tew had her first international appearance at the 2012World Rowing Junior Championships inPlovdiv, Bulgaria. With the juniorquad sculls (with Nathalie Hill,Zoe McBride, and Hannah Osborne), she won bronze at the event.[10] In 2014, she became national champion with the women's premier four, withRebecca Scown, Linda Matthews, and Holly Greenslade in the team.[11] At the 2015 national championships, she won silver with the women's premier four, this time teamed withKerri Gowler, Rebecca Scown, and Elizabeth Ross.[12]
Tew won a silver medal at the2015 World Rowing Championships with the women's eight, qualifying the boat for the2016 Olympics.[13] 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.[14]
With the New Zealandwomen's eight, she came fourth at the 2016 Rio Olympics.[15] She won a bronze medal with the New Zealand women'seight at the2017 World Rowing Championships inSarasota, Florida.[16]
