Lin Clark

Lin Clark

Personal information
Birth name	Linda Clark
Born	(1949-11-01) 1 November 1949
Spouse(s)	Jim Clark
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Medal record Women's rowing Representing  Great Britain World Rowing Championships 1985 Hazewinkel Lwt double sculls 1986 Nottingham Lwt coxless fours Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1986 Strathclyde Park Lwt coxless fours

Linda Clark (born 1 November 1949) is a rower who represented Great Britain from 1974 to 1987.^[1] In the 1976 Olympics she rowed with Beryl Mitchell in the women's coxless pairs, then in the 1980 Olympics in the women's eight.^[2] Her win with Beryl Mitchell in the women's lightweight double sculls at the 1985 World Rowing Championships was the first gold medal for a British women's crew at any championships. She won a gold medal for England at the 1986 Commonwealth Games, when the rowing was at Strathclyde Park.

Personal life

She is married to Jim Clark, British international rower and Olympic silver medallist. She has one daughter whom she had with husband Jim.

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