Rowena Bright

Rowena Bright (born 7 May 1980) is an Australian alpine skier. She competed in two events at the 2002 Winter Olympics.[1][2]

Rowena Bright
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1980-05-07) 7 May 1980
Sydney, Australia
Sport
SportAlpine skiing

Biography

Bright comes from Cooma, New South Wales, is a Mormon and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[3] Her family had joined the Church some years earlier.[4] She watched the 1984 Summer Olympics with her mother, inspiring her to become an Olympian.[5] Bright started skiing at school when she was eleven years old.[5] After joining a training provider in Australia, Bright earned sponsorship, allowing her to take part in competitions outside of Australia.[4] Despite breaking her ankle in training, she achieved a high enough standard in a qualifying event for the Olympics.[5] Prior to the 2002 Winter Olympics, Bright became a member of the ski team at the University of Utah.[3]

As of 2002, Bright was one of five members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints to compete at the Olympics,[6] and the first from Australia.[7] Her sister, Torah, has also represented Australia at the Winter Olympics.[8]

See also

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowena Bright Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  2. "Rowena Bright". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  3. "Rowena Bright". Mormon Olympians. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  4. "Rowena Bright: Olympic ambition affirmed while on mother's lap". deseret.com. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  5. "Shining Bright". Church of Jesus Christ. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  6. "Aussie LDS Olympian 'At Home' at SLC Games". Mormons Today. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  7. "LDS Aussie set to compete in 2002 Winter Games". The Church News. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  8. "Torah Bright: Cooma's Snowboarding Chick". ABC of Snowboarding. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
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