Kelsey Bevan

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Kelsey Bevan
Personal information
Birth nameKelsey Campbell
NationalityNew Zealand
Born (1990-04-10) 10 April 1990 (age 34)
Auckland, New Zealand
Education Manurewa High School
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Weight72 kg (159 lb) [1]
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
Sport Rowing
Event(s)Coxless four, Eight
ClubCounties Manukau Rowing Club
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Eight
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Amsterdam Coxless four
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Ottensheim Eight
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Aiguebelette Eight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Sarasota Eight

Kelsey Bevan (married name Campbell, born 10 April 1990) is a New Zealand representative rower. She is an Olympian and a 2019 world champion winning the women's eight title at the 2019 World Rowing Championships.

Bevan was born in 1990. [1] She received her education at Manurewa High School. [2]

Bevan is a member of the Counties Manukau Rowing Club, and she started rowing there while at Manurewa High School. [3] She won the gold medal in the coxless four at the 2014 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam where the crew set the world record time (6:14.36). [4] With the women's eight, she came fourth at the 2016 Rio Olympics. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kelsey Bevan". International Rowing Federation . Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Kelsey Bevan". New Zealand Secondary School Rowing Association. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Kelsey Bevan". Rowing New Zealand . Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "W4- Results" (PDF). International Rowing Federation . Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  5. ↑ Alderson, Andrew (14 August 2016). "Rio Olympics 2016: Gold for Mahe Drysdale". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 14 August 2016.
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