Louisa Reeve

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Louisa Reeve
Personal information
Nationality British
Born (1984-05-16) 16 May 1984 (age 40)
Westminster, Greater London
Sport
Club Leander Club
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Munich W8+
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Lake Bled W8+
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Belgrade W8+

Louisa Reeve (born 16 May 1984 in London) is a British rower who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Rowing career

Along with Olivia Whitlam she finished 6th in the women's coxless pair at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She also rowed in the finals in the Women's eight which finished fifth. [1]

She was part of the British squad that topped the medal table at the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled, where she won a bronze medal as part of the eight with Alison Knowles, Jo Cook, Jessica Eddie, Natasha Page, Lindsey Maguire, Katie Greves, Victoria Thornley and Caroline O'Connor. [2]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she rowed in the women's eight. [1]

On 19 April 2015 Jessica Eddie and Reeve finished second in women's pair at the British rowing trials at Caversham, behind Helen Glover and Heather Stanning. They were followed by Katie Greves & Zoe Lee. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Biographical information". Olympedia.
  2. "2011 World Rowing Championships". WorldRowing.com. World Rowing Federation. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  3. British Rowing, 19 April 2015, Gregory and Sbihi win star-studded GB Rowing Team men's pair final