Eleanor Piggott

Eleanor Piggott
Born 16 May 1991
Nationality United Kingdom
Education University of Oxford
Known for Rowing
Eleanor Piggott
Personal information
Born 16 May 1991 (1991-05-16) (age 27)
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
2016 RotterdamLwt quad sculls
2015 AiguebeletteLwt quad sculls

Eleanor "Ellie" Piggott (born 16 May 1991)[1] is an English rower, who won a gold medal as part of the Great Britain rowing squad at the 2016 World Rowing Championships, in the Women's Quad sculls event.[2]

Piggott comes from Bedford. She is a graduate of Pembroke College, Oxford,[3] and a member of Wallingford Rowing Club.[4][1]

She won her first gold at the World Rowing U23 Championships in 2013.[1] At the 2015 World Rowing Championships, she was part of the British crew that won the silver medal.[5] At the 2016 championships, her crew fought off competition from Germany and China, to finish with a time of 7:10:60 in the final.

Piggott represented Great Britain at the first stage of the 2018 World Rowing Cup in Belgrade, and at the second stage of the event in Ottensheim.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Eleanor Piggott". British Rowing. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  2. ↑ LM4x results
  3. ↑ "Gold for Pembroke Duo in 2016 Rowing World Championships". Pembroke College, Oxford. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Ellie's elite bid". Bedford Today. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  5. ↑ LW4x results
  6. ↑ "Eleanor Piggott". World Rowing. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
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