Lindsey Maguire

Lindsey Maguire (born 15 January 1982) is a British rower who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Lindsey Maguire
Personal information
Born (1982-01-15) 15 January 1982
Edinburgh, Scotland
RelativesMoira Walls (mother)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubWallingford Rowing Club
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2011 BledW8+
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2008 MarathonW8+
Bronze medal – third place2007 Poznań W8+

Personal life

Maguire was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her mother is former long jumper, Moira Walls. Maguire studied maths and psychology at the University of Birmingham.[1] She then completed a Masters in Developmental Psychopathology at Durham University (Ustinov College) in 2004.[2]

Rowing career

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 Alison Knowles, Jo Cook, Jessica Eddie, Louisa Reeve, Natasha Page, Katie Greves, Victoria Thornley and Caroline O'Connor.[3]

She finished fifth in the women's eight at the 2012 Olympic Games.[4][5]

References
  1. "There's more to rowing than simply pulling on an oar, says Olympian elect Maguire". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  2. "Durham First issue 32". Issuu. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  3. "2011 World Rowing Championships". WorldRowing.com. World Rowing Federation. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. "Lindsey Maguire". www.london2012.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lindsey Maguire". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.


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