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| Full name | Caroline Teresa O'Connor | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 October 1983 Ealing, Greater London | |||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Oxford Brookes University BC | |||||||||||||||||
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Caroline Teresa O'Connor (born 25 April 1983 in Ealing) is a British rowing cox who finished fifth in the women's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics. [1]
O'Connor finished in fifth place in the women's eight at the 2008 Olympic Games. [1]
She was part of the British squad that topped the medal table at the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled, where she won a bronze medal as part of the eight with Alison Knowles, Jo Cook, Jessica Eddie, Louisa Reeve, Natasha Page, Lindsey Maguire, Katie Greves and Victoria Thornley. [2]
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