Alison Knowles (rower)

Alison Margaret Knowles (born 27 March 1982 in Bournemouth) is a British rower who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Alison Knowles
Personal information
Full nameAlison Margaret Knowles
NationalityBritish
Born (1982-03-27) 27 March 1982
Bournemouth
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
World Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Munich W8+
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Lake Bled W8+

Rowing career

Knowles competed in the women's eight at the 2008 Olympic Games but could not row in the final due to illness.[1]

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 Jo Cook, Jessica Eddie, Louisa Reeve, Natasha Page, Lindsey Maguire, Katie Greves, Victoria Thornley and Caroline O'Connor.[2]

References

  1. "Biographical information". Olympedia.
  2. "2011 World Rowing Championships". WorldRowing.com. World Rowing Federation. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2020.


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