Christine Roper

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Christine Roper
Personal information
Born (1990-05-15) 15 May 1990 (age 35)
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
University team Virginia Cavaliers
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Eight
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Chungju Coxless four
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Amsterdam Eight
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Sarasota Eight
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Plovdiv Eight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2013 ChungjuEight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Aiguebelette Eight
World Rowing U23 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2011 AmsterdamEight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2012 TrakaiCoxless four
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2010 BelarusEight

Christine Faith Roper [1] (born 15 May 1990) is a Canadian rower. [2]

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In June 2016, she was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team as part of the women's eight, [3] which finished in 5th place. [2]

After the Rio Olympics, Roper went on to represent Canada at the 2017, 2018, and 2019 World Rowing Championships. Over the course of her rowing career, she has medalled over 20 times at World Rowing events.

She represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics, [4] where she won the gold medal in the women's eight, Canada's first in the event since 1992. [5] [6]

Early life

Roper was born and raised in Jamaica. She migrated to the United States at the age of 14 to attend high school, where she was introduced to the sport of rowing. She graduated from Kent School in 2007. [7] Roper moved to Canada after graduating from the University of Virginia in 2011 and began training with the national team. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "One Hundred and Eighty-Second Final Exercises" (PDF). University of Virginia. 22 May 2011. p. 29. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Christine Roper". Team Canada. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. ↑ Ewing, Lori (28 June 2016). "Canada announces 26-member Olympic rowing team". Canadian Press . Toronto, Canada. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Dheensaw, Cleve (23 June 2021). "Cycling injury during training could keep rower from Tokyo Olympics". Times Colonist . Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  5. ↑ Nichols, Paula (29 July 2021). "Team Canada women's eight wins rowing gold at Tokyo 2020". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  6. ↑ Smart, Zack (29 July 2021). "Canada's women's eight rowing crew captures Olympic gold for 1st time in 29 years". CBC Sports . Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  7. ↑ Freidenrich, Lucy (28 September 2016). "Former Kent Coach and Student Compete in Rio Olympics". The Kent News. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  8. ↑ McLeod, Sheri-Kae (29 July 2021). "Canadian-Jamaican Christine Roper Becomes First Jamaican to Win Olympic Gold in Rowing". Caribbean National Weekly. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
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