Shannon Cox (rower)

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Shannon Cox
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealand
Born (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 (age 26) [1]
New Plymouth, New Zealand
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CountryNew Zealand
Sport Rowing
EventLightweight double sculls

Shannon Cox (born 4 June 1998) is a rower from New Zealand. She competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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Early life

She started rowing at Whangārei Girls' High School in 2012. [2]

Career

A member of Avon Rowing Club in Christchurch, [3] she made her debut in a New Zealand vest when she won three gold medals at the Trans Tasman Under 21 regatta in Sydney in 2018, winning the lightweight sculls, the quad and the eight. [4]

She was selected to represent New Zealand at the World Rowing U23 Championships in Sarasota, Florida in 2019, to compete in the women's under-23 lightweight single scull. [3] She won the New Zealand Women's Single Sculls title in 2022. [5]

She competed at the 2023 World Rowing Championships in the Women's lightweight double sculls alongside Jackie Kiddle where their performance qualified their boat class for the 2024 Olympics. [6] She won the World Cup III in Poznań in June 2024, in the lightweight double sculls with Kiddle. [7]

She competed in the lightweight double sculls alongside Kiddle at the 2024 Paris Olympics. [8]

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References

  1. "Shannon Cox". World Rowing. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  2. "Shannon Cox". Olympic.org.nz. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  3. 1 2 Pearse, Adam (10 March 2019). "Northland rower Shannon Cox's form on display after U23 selection". NZ Herald. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  4. MacLean, Danica (2 July 2018). "Whangārei rower Shannon Cox wins three gold medals in transtasman battle". NZ Herald. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  5. "Shannon Cox". PlaySport. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  6. "Let the Games begin, Paris here we come!". Rowing Hub. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  7. "There's nothing like the sound of something bubbling under the surface". Rowing Hub. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  8. "Kiwis in action full Olympic schedule". NZ Herald. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.