Katherine Douglas (rower)

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Katherine Douglas
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Born (1989-08-03) 3 August 1989 (age 34) [1]
Edinburgh, Scotland
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SportRowing
Club Leander Club

Lady Katherine Florence Douglas (born 3 August 1989) is a Scottish rower.

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Early life

Douglas was born and in Edinburgh, the daughter of Stewart and Amanda Douglas, the Earl and Countess of Morton. She boarded at Fettes College in Edinburgh, where she took up athletics and competed at the Scottish School Championships as well as representing Edinburgh Athletics Club. She began rowing while studying geography and anthropology at Oxford Brookes University. [2]

Rowing career

Douglas was a member of the Scotland Team at the 2014 Commonwealth Rowing Championships. [3]

She was selected for the British team to compete in the rowing events, in the eight for the 2020 Summer Olympics. [4]

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References

  1. "Profile". British Rowing. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. "'Lady' in need of better luck". henleystandard.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. "Scotland top, England second at Commonwealth Champs". britishrowing.org. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  4. "British Olympic Association selects Olympic rowing team for Tokyo 2020". British Rowing. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.