Abby Speirs

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Abby Speirs
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Born (1998-09-25) September 25, 1998 (age 27)
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]

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International career

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]

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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. 1 2 "Canada's Santiago 2023 rowing team announced". Rowing Canada . Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  4. "Abby Speirs - Women's Rowing". University of Victoria Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
  5. "Canada's Santiago 2023 rowing team announced". Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  6. "Team Canada Golden at the Pan Am Games Regatta". Rowing Canada . Retrieved November 10, 2023.