Fiona Bourke

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Fiona Bourke
Personal information
Born16 October 1988 (1988-10-16) (age 34)
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Amsterdam W2x
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Chungju W2x
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Bled W4x

Fiona Bourke (born 16 October 1988, Dannevirke) is a New Zealand rower. [1] [2] She won the 2014 World Championship in the women's double sculls with Zoe Stevenson, having won the silver medal in the same team the year before. [3] [4] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's quadruple sculls. [5] She was also part of the New Zealand women's quadruple sculls team that won bronze at the 2011 World Championships. [6] Bourke only took up rowing when she started university in 2007, at the University of Otago. [7]

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References

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