Fiona Bourke

Fiona Bourke
Personal information
Born16 October 1988 (1988-10-16) (age 36)
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  New Zealand
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Amsterdam W2x
Silver medal – second place 2013 Chungju W2x
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Bled W4x

Fiona Bourke (born 16 October 1988, Dannevirke) is a New Zealand rower.[1][2] She won the 2014 World Championship in the women's double sculls with Zoe Stevenson, having won the silver medal in the same team the year before.[3][4] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's quadruple sculls.[5] She was also part of the New Zealand women's quadruple sculls team that won bronze at the 2011 World Championships.[6] Bourke only took up rowing when she started university in 2007, at the University of Otago.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Fiona Bourke". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Fi Bourke Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Kiwis back on top – the women's double sculls - worldrowing.com". www.worldrowing.com. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  4. ^ "2013 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Chungju, KOR – (W2x) Women's Double Sculls – Final". www.worldrowing.com. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Fiona Bourke". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  6. ^ "2011 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Bled, SLO -(W4x) Women's Quadruple Sculls – Final". www.worldrowing.com. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Otago University - developing the world's best - worldrowing.com". www.worldrowing.com. Retrieved 23 September 2017.


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