Zoe Stevenson

Zoe Stevenson (born 19 June 1991) is a New Zealand rower. She won gold in the women's double sculls with Fiona Bourke at the 2014 World Rowing Championships.[2]

Zoe Stevenson
MacFarlane and Stevenson on the way to gold in 2015
Personal information
Born19 June 1991 (1991-06-19) (age 32)
Tauranga, New Zealand[1]
EducationTauranga Girls' College
University of Waikato
Sport
ClubTauranga
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  New Zealand
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Amsterdam Double scull
Gold medal – first place 2015 AiguebeletteDouble scull
Silver medal – second place 2013 ChungjuDouble scull
World U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Brest U23 eight
Silver medal – second place 2011 Amsterdam U23 eight
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Brive-la-Gaillarde Junior eight

Stevenson was born in 1991.[3] She obtained her secondary education at Tauranga Girls' College,[4] and then obtained a Bachelor of Science (BSc) from the University of Waikato.[5] As of 2017 she is a stay at home mother to son 'Ted'.

Stevenson took up rowing in 2007.[3] She first competed internationally at the 2009 World Rowing Junior Championships in Brive-la-Gaillarde, France, where she won silver with the junior women's eight.[6]

At regattas in Varese (Italy) and Lucerne (Switzerland) in 2015, she competed in the double sculls with Eve MacFarlane, winning gold in both finals.[7][8] The pair went to the 2015 World Rowing Championships held at Lac d'Aiguebelette in Aiguebelette, France, and again won gold.[9] Stevenson and MacFarlane qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics, but were beaten in the semi-finals by the US by 5/100 into fourth place, thus missing the A final.[10] In November 2016, she announced that she would take 2017 off from rowing.[11] She did not return to rowing for the 2018 season either, but has not announced her retirement from rowing.[12]

Zoe is the daughter of retired NZ rower Andrew Stevenson.

References
  1. "Rowing New Zealand » Zoe Stevenson". rowingnz.kiwi. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  2. "Rowing: Double golden finish to superb campaign - Sport - NZ Herald News". nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  3. "Zoe Stevenson". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  4. "Zoe Stevenson". New Zealand Secondary School Rowing Association. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  5. "Zoe Stevenson : Bachelor of Science (BSc)". University of Waikato. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  6. "(JW8+) Junior Women's Eight - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  7. "(W2x) Women's Double Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  8. "(W2x) Women's Double Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  9. "(W2x) Women's Double Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  10. Cleaver, Dylan (10 August 2016). "Rio Olympics 2016: Shock losses for Kiwi rowing crews". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  11. "Rowing pair Hamish Bond and Eric Murray put golden partnership on hold". The New Zealand Herald. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  12. Anderson, Ian (23 November 2017). "World champions remain absent". The Press. p. B8. Retrieved 24 November 2017.


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