| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's rowing | ||
Representing  Canada | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1996 Atlanta | Eight |
 | 2000 Sydney | Eight |
| World Rowing Championships | ||
 | 1997 Aiguebelette | W2- |
| 1998 Cologne | W2- |
| 1997 Aiguebelette | W8+ |
| 1998 Cologne | W8+ |
| 1999 St. Catharines | W8+ |
Alison Korn (born 22 November 1970 in Ottawa, Ontario) was a Canadian rower and Olympian.
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]
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]
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]
Korn studied political science at McGill University, [6] and earned her Masters in Journalism from Carleton University. [4]
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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Nepean is a former municipality and now geographic area of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Located west of Ottawa's inner core, it was an independent city until amalgamated with the Regional Municipality of Ottawa–Carleton in 2001 to become the new city of Ottawa. However, the name Nepean continues in common usage in reference to the area. The population of Nepean is about 186,593 people.
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