Holly Nixon

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Holly Nixon
Personal information
Born (1993-12-07) 7 December 1993 (age 29)
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rotterdam Coxless four
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Sarasota Quadruple sculls
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Račice Quadruple sculls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Varese Double sculls

Holly Nixon (born 7 December 1993) is a British rower. She won the gold medal in the coxless four at the 2016 World Rowing Championships with Donna Etiebet, Fiona Gammond and Holly Norton.. [1] She won a bronze medal at the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota, Florida, as part of the quadruple sculls with Bethany Bryan, Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne and Jessica Leyden. [2]

In 2021, she won a European bronze medal in the double sculls in Varese, Italy. [3]

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References

  1. "World Championships: Holly Nixon and Paul O'Donovan secure gold medals". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  2. "2017 World Championship" (PDF). 2017 World Rowing Championships. World Rowing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  3. "Women's Double Sculls Final A (Final)". World Rowing. Retrieved 11 June 2021.