Abby Speirs

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Abby Speirs
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Born (1998-09-25) September 25, 1998 (age 26)
Victoria, British Columbia [1]
Home town Victoria, British Columbia
Sport
College team Victoria
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Santiago Eight

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]

International Career

In September 2023, Speirs was named to the Canadian Pan American Games Team, [3] [4] in the Women's Four, Women's Eight and Mixed Eight events. She placed 4th in the Women's Four and Mixed Eight, and became the first-ever Pan American Games champion in the Women's Eight (2023 was the first time the Women's Eight had been contested at the Pan American Games). [5] Rowing at the 2023 Pan American Games

References

  1. 1 2 "Abby Speirs profile". Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  2. ↑ Doug Harrison (October 24, 2023). "Mac Neil matches Canadian mark with 4th Pan Am Games gold, tying U.S. swimmer in 50m freestyle". CBC Sports .
  3. ↑ "Canada's Santiago 2023 rowing team announced". Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Canada's Santiago 2023 rowing team announced". Rowing Canada . Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Team Canada Golden at the Pan Am Games Regatta". Rowing Canada . Retrieved November 10, 2023.

Abby Speirs at Team Canada Blue pencil.svg


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