Rachel Hirst

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Rachel Hirst
Personal information
Full nameRachel Clare Hirst
NationalityBritish
Born (1965-03-04) 4 March 1965 (age 58)
Cheltenham, England
Sport
Sport Rowing
ClubTrent Polytechnic
Nottinghamshire County RA

Rachel Clare Hirst married name Rachel Stanhope [1] (born 4 March 1965) is a former British rower who won a silver medal at the 1989 World Rowing Championships in Bled, in the lightweight coxless four event and competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics. [2]

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Rowing career

She won the single sculls title rowing for Trent Polytechnic, at the 1986 National Championships [3] and the following year she repeated the success but this time rowing for the Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association. [4] In 1989 she won the coxed four and lightweight coxless four national titles at the 1989 National Championships. [5] and won a silver medal at the 1989 World Rowing Championships in Bled.

She was selected to represent Great Britain in the women's eight event at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. The team which consisted of Hirst, Fiona Freckleton, Philippa Cross, Dot Blackie, Susan Smith, Kate Grose, Kareen Marwick, Katharine Brownlow and Alison Paterson finished in seventh place. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "People". Rowing Story.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rachel Hirst Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Railton, Jim. "Leander take Kingston with a late charge." Times, 21 July 1986, p. 28". Times Digital Archives.
  4. ↑ "National Championships (18-19 JULY 1987)". Rowing Story. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "National Championships (14-16 JULY 1989)". Rowing Story.
  6. ↑ "Biographical information". Olympedia.
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