Holly Norton
Holly Norton (born 1 January 1993) is a South African–British rower. Born and raised in Harare, Zimbabwe, Holly’s family moved to South Africa in 2003. It was at St Stithians Girl’s College that she first took up rowing. In the 2015 World Rowing championship she won a silver medal with Rebecca Chin, Karen Bennett and Lucinda Gooderham. She won the gold medal in the coxless four at the 2016 World Rowing Championships.[1]
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Born | 1 January 1993 27) Harare, Zimbabwe | (age||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | BSc Psychology from The Ohio State University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Ohio State Buckeyes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Norton formerly represented South Africa as a junior rower.[2] She rowed collegiately for the Ohio State Buckeyes, and helped the team to three consecutive NCAA national championship titles in 2013, 2014 and 2015.[3] She currently rows for the Leander Club.[4]
References
- "World Championships: Holly Nixon and Paul O'Donovan secure gold medals". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- "Holly Norton". World Rowing. 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- "2015 Ohio State Rowing Media Information" (PDF). OhioStateBuckeyes.com. 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- "Holly Norton". British Rowing. 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
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