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| Full name | Jillian Rose Blois | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | Gander, Newfoundland, Canada | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Canada | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||
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Jillian Rose Blois (born 1974) is a Canadian retired rower. She was a World champion in the lightweight fours. [1] [2] [3]
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World champions – Lightweight women's coxless four | |
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