Lauren Wilkinson (rower)

Lauren Wilkinson
Personal information
Nationality Canadian
Born October 17, 1989 (1989-10-17) (age 28)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sport
Sport Rowing
Club Burnaby Lake Rowing Club
Medal record
Women's Rowing
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
2012 LondonWomen's eights
World Championships
2011 AmsterdamW8+
2014 AmsterdamW8+
2015 AiguebeletteW8+

Lauren Wilkinson (born October 17, 1989) is a Canadian rower. She is a 2 time Olympian. She graduated from Princeton University in 2011 with a degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.[1] During her senior year at Princeton, Wilkinson stroked the crew that won the I Eight event at the 2011 NCAA Championships. Wilkinson attended Crofton House School, graduating in 2007. She was awarded the Alumnae Association's Achievement Award of Crofton House School in 2013.[2]

In 2012, Wilkinson won a silver medal at the London Olympics with her coxed women's eight,[3] and in June 2016, she was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team.[4] At the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Wilkinson placed 5th in the A Final for the coxed women's eight.[5]

Personal life

Lauren Wilkinson is a younger sister to Jerome and Michael Wilkinson. Jerome Wilkinson rowed at the collegiate and provincial level. Michael Wilkinson also rowed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, who was a member of the Olympic rowing team with Lauren. Parents David and Susan Wilkinson were both national team rowers as well. Lauren first got into rowing at the age of 11, following her brothers into the sport. Wilkinson enjoys photography and reading.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Lauren Wilkinson". Team Canada - Official 2018 Olympic Team Website. 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  2. ↑ House, Crofton. "Lauren Wilkinson '07: The Journey to Success". Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "London 2012 eight with coxswain 8 women - Olympic Rowing". International Olympic Committee. 2017-06-03. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  4. ↑ Ewing, Lori (28 June 2016). "Canada announces 26-member Olympic rowing team". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Rio 2016 eight with coxswain (8+) women - Olympic Rowing". International Olympic Committee. 2017-06-23. Retrieved 2018-05-22.


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