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| Born | September 25, 1998 | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | Victoria, British Columbia | ||||||||||||||
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| College team | Victoria | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Abby Speirs (born September 25, 1998) is a national team rower from Canada. Speirs became a Pan American Games champion when she won gold in the women's eight at the 2023 Pan Am Games in Santiago. [2] [1]
During her time in college, Speirs was a member of the University of Victoria Rowing Club. [3] She placed in the top three several championships, including a first place finish in the Varsity 2- and 8+ races at Western CURCs and the Varsity 8+ boat at the Brown Cup regatta. [4] In September 2023, Speirs was named to the Canadian Pan American Games Team, which was held in Santiago. [3] [5] She placed 4th in the Women's Four and Mixed Eight and was part of the eight-person crew that won the first Women's Eight at the Pan American Games. [6]