Alison Korn

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Alison Korn
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Eight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Sydney Eight
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Aiguebelette W2-
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Cologne W2-
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1997 Aiguebelette W8+
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Cologne W8+
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 St. Catharines W8+

Alison Korn (born 22 November 1970 in Ottawa, Ontario) was a Canadian rower and Olympian.

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Early life

Korn was raised in Nepean, Ontario. She attended Bells Corners Public School, D.A. Moodie Intermediate School and Bell High School [1]

Korn was a member of Girl Guides of Canada as a child and attended Girl Guides Ontario's Camp Woolsey. [2]

Career

Korn started rowing when she was 21. As a member of the Canadian national rowing team, she won silver and bronze medals at the 1996 and 2000 summer Olympics, respectively. [3] [1] She also has five world championship medals, including back-to-back golds in 1997 and 1998. [4] Korn retired from the sport in 2000. [4]

Korn has continued her involvement in Girl Guides of Canada as an adult volunteer. [2]

Polar Trek

Korn was a member of an all-women's ski trek to the North Pole in 2001, which she chronicled for the Ottawa Citizen. [5]

Education

Korn studied political science at McGill University, [6] and earned her Masters in Journalism from Carleton University. [4]

Honours

In 2016 Korn had a street named after her in Nepean, Ontario. [1] She was inducted into the Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame in 2002. [7]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Girl Guides of Canada (2011). "Canadian Guider VOLUME 81, NO.3" (PDF). Girl Guides. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
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