Eleanor Piggott
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Born | 16 May 1991 |
Nationality | United Kingdom |
Education | University of Oxford |
Known for | Rowing |
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Born | 16 May 1991 (age 27) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 2 3 "Eleanor Piggott". British Rowing. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ↑ LM4x results
- ↑ "Gold for Pembroke Duo in 2016 Rowing World Championships". Pembroke College, Oxford. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ↑ "Ellie's elite bid". Bedford Today. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ↑ LW4x results
- ↑ "Eleanor Piggott". World Rowing. Retrieved 30 June 2018.