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| Nationality | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 July 1994 New Plymouth, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Lightweight double sculls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Star Boating Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jackie Kiddle (born 16 July 1994) is a rower from New Zealand. She participated in Woman's rowing sport and represented New Zealand in several International Championships(including U23).
Kiddle received her education at Wellington Girls' College, and she took up rowing in 2008 in her final year. [1] She represented New Zealand at the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival. [2] Kiddle's first appearance at a FISA event was at the 2014 World Rowing U23 Championships in Varese, Italy, where she came fourth in the lightweight single sculls. [3] At the 2015 World Rowing U23 Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, she won gold in the lightweight double sculls with Zoe McBride, setting a new world best time. [4] At the 2016 World Rowing U23 Championships at the Willem-Alexander Baan in Rotterdam, Netherlands, she won a silver medal lightweight double sculls with Lucy Jonas. [5] At the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota, Florida, she won a silver medal in the lightweight double sculls partnered with Zoe McBride. [6] At the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, McBride and Kiddle came sixth in the lightweight double sculls. [7]
Kiddle completed an MSc in animal behaviour at the University of Waikato in 2021. [8] [9]
Michelle Denise Darvill is a retired rower. Born in Toronto, she first competed for Canada, but later change allegiance to Germany. She was world champion in three different lightweight boat classes, once for Canada and twice for Germany, and represented Germany at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Since 2009, she has been coaching the Canadian under 23 women's team.
Christina Giazitzidou is a Greek rower. She won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, in the Women's lightweight double sculls.
Katherine Sarah Copeland MBE is a retired British Olympic Gold Medal winning rower.
Zoe Stevenson is a New Zealand rower. She won gold in the women's double sculls with Fiona Bourke at the 2014 World Rowing Championships.
Zoe McBride is a former New Zealand rower. She is a double world champion in the women's lightweight single scull. She is only the second New Zealand rower to win a double national championship in both the lightweight and premier single sculls.
Sophie MacKenzie is a New Zealand Olympic rower and, together with Julia Edward, double world champion in lightweight double sculls.
Julia Edward is a New Zealand rower, a two time world champion in the women's lightweight double sculls.
Adam Ling is a New Zealand rower. He won a gold medal at the 2015 World Rowing Championships in the lightweight single sculls, but missed the Olympic qualification for the lightweight double sculls the following year.
Ruby Tew is a New Zealand Olympic rower.
The 2017 World Rowing Championships were the 47th edition of the World Rowing Championships that were held from 24 September to 1 October 2017 in Sarasota, Florida.
Olivia Loe is a New Zealand representative rower. She is a two-time world champion in the double scull and is the incumbent world champion winning gold at the 2019 World Rowing Championships with Brooke Donoghue. She has been selected in the New Zealand senior squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics but in a surprise move at the final crew selections Loe was replaced in the double scull by Hannah Osborne and selected to race the New Zealand women's quad-scull.
Matthew Dunham is a New Zealand rower.
Brooke Francis is a New Zealand rower. She has twice won the world championship in the double scull alongside Olivia Loe, is the incumbent world champion, and won a silver medal in this class at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with rowing partner Hannah Osborne, followed by a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics with Lucy Spoors. As of 2021, she has won ten premier national rowing championships.
Georgia Perry is a New Zealand rower.
Kelsi Walters is a New Zealand rower.
The 2018 World Rowing Championships were the World Rowing Championships held at the regatta course in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The event was held from 9 to 16 September. Events held were men and women's open class, lightweight class, and para-rowing.
The women's lightweight double sculls competition at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv took place at the Plovdiv Regatta Venue.
Hannah Osborne is a New Zealand rower. A member of the national squad, she qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics. In a surprise move, she was selected in the double scull alongside Brooke Donoghue, displacing the reigning twice world champion Olivia Loe. Osborne and Donoghue raced to a silver medal in Tokyo.
Shannon Cox is a rower from New Zealand. She competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
