Diana Bishop (rower)

Diana Bishop (née Preston born 28 September 1947) is a retired British rower who competed for Great Britain at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]

Diana Bishop
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1947-09-28) 28 September 1947
Sport
SportRowing
ClubWallingford RC

Rowing career

Bishop won the single sculls and the quadruple sculls, rowing for the Wallingford Rowing Club, at the 1975 National Rowing Championships.[2][3] This led to selection for the British lightweight single scull boat at the 1975 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, she finished 12th overall after a sixth-place finish in the B final.[4]

In 1976 she was chosen for Great Britain in the women's coxed four event with Pauline Bird-Hart, Clare Grove, Gillian Webb and Pauline Wright. The crew finished in eighth place.[5]

Personal life

She married fellow international rower Thomas Bishop.[5]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Diana Bishop Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  2. "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 21 July 1975, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.
  3. "NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (18-20 JULY)". Rowing Story.
  4. Railton, Jim (1 September 1975). "Rowing". The Times. p. 7 – via Times Digital Archives.
  5. "Diana Bishop". Olympedia.
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