Gillian Webb

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Gillian Webb
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NationalityBritish
Born (1956-01-12) 12 January 1956 (age 68)
Sport
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ClubStuart Ladies RC / Lea RC

Gillian Webb married name Gillian Parker [1] (born 12 January 1956) is a retired British rower, who competed in the Olympic Games.

Rowing career

In July 1975 Webb won three gold medals in the coxless pair with Lin Clark, rowing for a Civil Service and Stuart Ladies composite, the coxed fours and quadruple sculls, at the 1975 National Rowing Championships. [2] [3] The following month she was part of the coxed four crew that finished in ninth place at the 1975 World Rowing Championships. [1]

She competed in the women's coxed four event at the 1976 Summer Olympics, finishing in eighth place. [4] In 1979 she competed in her second World Championships, rowing in the coxed fours again, finishing in tenth place. [1] Also in 1979 she was part of the composite crew that won the coxed fours at the National Championships. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "GILL PARKER (NÉE WEBB)". Rowing Story.
  2. ↑ "NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (18-20 JULY)". Rowing Story.
  3. ↑ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 21 July 1975, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.
  4. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gillian Webb Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (20-21 JULY 1979)". Rowing Story.


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