Rebecca Shorten (born 25 November 1993) is a Northern Irish and British rower.[1]
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| Born | 25 November 1993 Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
Shorten won a silver medal in the eight at the 2019 European Rowing Championships.[2] In 2021, she won a European bronze medal in the coxless four in Varese, Italy.[3]
She has been selected for the British team to compete in the rowing events, in the coxless four for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4][5]
She won a gold medal in the coxless four at the 2022 European Rowing Championships[6] and the 2022 World Rowing Championships.[7]
At the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, she won the World Championship gold medal in the women's coxless four.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Athlete Profile". British Rowing. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "European Rowing Championships: Great Britain men's four win gold in Lucerne". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Women's Four Final A (Final)". World Rowing. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "British Olympic Association selects Olympic rowing team for Tokyo 2020". British Rowing. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics: NI's Rebecca Shorten, Rebecca Edwards and Hannah Scott selected for GB rowing squad". BBC. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ Woods, Mark (13 August 2022). "British rowing bounces back with four golds in European Championships". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "World Rowing Championships: GB win four golds on penultimate day". BBC. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Rowing - World Championships - 2023". The Sports.org. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
