Ruth Walczak

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Ruth Walczak
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Walczak in 2013
Personal information
Born15 September 1988 (1988-09-15) (age 35)
Sport
Country Great Britain
Club Molesey Boat Club
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Chungju Ltw single scull
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Aiguebelette Ltw quad sculls

Ruth Walczak (born 15 September 1988) is a British rower. [1]

Rowing career

Walczak made her British junior debut in 2005 and also made four appearances at the World U23 Championships. She won a bronze medal in the lightweight single scull at the 2013 World Rowing Championships in Chungju [2] and finished in ninth place at the 2014 World Rowing Championships. Walczak was part of the British team that topped the medal table at the 2015 World Rowing Championships at Lac d'Aiguebelette in France, where she won a silver medal as part of the lightweight quadruple sculls with Brianna Stubbs, Emily Craig and Eleanor Piggott. [3]

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References

  1. "Profile". World Rowing.
  2. "2013 World Rowing Championships: Event Information". WorldRowing.com. International Rowing Federation . Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  3. "2015 World Rowing Championships results". World Rowing.