Katie Ball

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Katie Ball
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1963-06-08) 8 June 1963 (age 61)
Bishop's Stortford, England
Sport
Sport Rowing
ClubBroxbourne RC
Lea Rowing Club
Thames RC
Tideway Scullers School

Kathryn Katie Ball (born 8 June 1963) is a former British rower who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Rowing career

Ball began rowing as a teenager at for Broxbourne Rowing Club. She was selected for the 1979 FISA Junior Championships but fell ill and did not compete. However the following year she did row in the 1980 and 1981 FISA Junior Championships. [2]

Ball was part of the coxless fours crew, with Tessa Millar, Kareen Marwick, Kate McNicol and Sue Bailey, that won the national title rowing for the A.R.A Squad, at the 1983 National Rowing Championships [3] [4] which led to selection for the Great Britain team at the 1983 World Rowing Championships. [2]

She was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1984 Olympic Games in the women's coxed four event. The crew of Ball, Millar, Jean Genchi, Joanna Toch and Kathy Talbot finished in seventh place. [5] Another final World Championship appearance ensued in 1985. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Katie Ball Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Profile". Rowing Story.
  3. ↑ "Railton, Jim. "Problems for British selectors." Times, 18 July 1983, p. 19". Times Digital Archives.
  4. ↑ "NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS". Rowing Story.
  5. ↑ "Biographical information". Olympedia.
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