Emma Dyke

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Emma Dyke
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealand
Born (1995-06-30) 30 June 1995 (age 27)
Invercargill, New Zealand
Education Craighead Diocesan School [1]
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
Sport Rowing
Event(s)Eight
ClubTimaru
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Eight
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Ottensheim Eight
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Aiguebelette Eight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Sarasota Eight

Emma Dyke (born 30 June 1995) is a New Zealand rower. [2] She is a 2019 world champion winning the women's eight title at the 2019 World Rowing Championships.

Dyke won a silver medal at the 2015 World Rowing Championships with the women's eight, qualifying the boat for the 2016 Olympics. [3] With the women's eight, she came fourth at the 2016 Rio Olympics. [4] At the 2017 New Zealand rowing nationals at Lake Ruataniwha, she partnered with Grace Prendergast in the premier women's pair and they became national champions. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Emma Dyke". New Zealand Secondary School Rowing Association. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Emma Dyke". International Rowing Federation . Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Anderson, Ian (7 September 2015). "New Zealand eights surge into Olympic medal contention at world champs". Stuff . Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Alderson, Andrew (14 August 2016). "Rio Olympics 2016: Gold for Mahe Drysdale". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Dunham stakes claim at nationals". The Press . 18 February 2017. p. D4. Retrieved 24 February 2017.


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