Rebecca Scown


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Birth date
Age
10/08/1983 
29
Height
Weight
Gender
176 cm / 5'9" 
73 kg / 161 lbs 
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RankEventYearLocationResult
World Championships
1Pair2011Bled, SLO6:58.16
1Pair2010Hamilton, NZL7:17.12
3Pair2009Poznan, POL7:06.94
World Cup
1Pair2011Hamburg, GER7:10.41
1Pair2010Lucerne, SUI7:09.57
1Pair2010Munich, GER7:15.64
1Pair2009Lucerne, SUI7:20.18
1Pair2009Munich, GER7:24.58
2Pair2012Munich, GER7:37.62
2Pair2012Munich, GER7:37.62
2Pair2011Lucerne, SUI7:01.32
3Pair2012Lucerne, SUI7:05.98
3Pair2012Lucerne, SUI7:05.98

Nickname

Scown. (1boat2girls.co.nz, 04 Sep 2011)

Hobbies

Spending time with friends and family, shopping and enjoying the sunshine. (1boat2girls.co.nz, 04 Sep 2011)

Occupation

Student

Language(s) spoken

English

Club name

Union BC, Wanganui, NZL

Coach

Calvin Ferguson, Dick Tonks, John Robinson (rowingone.com, 04 Sep 2011)

Injuries

Tendonitis in her wrist required an operation in July 2010 and she missed five weeks' rowing. (nzherald.co.nz, 07 Nov 2010)

Additional information

Start of sporting career
She began rowing at school in 1999. (rowingone.com, 04 Sep 2011, 1boat2girls.co.nz, 04 Sep 2011)

Reason for taking up this sport
Her brother and sister were already rowing so she followed them. (1boat2girls.co.nz, 04 Sep 2011)

Ambitions
She wants to win gold at the 2012 Olympic Games. (1boat2girls.co.nz, 04 Sep 2011)

Training
She rows up to 30km in training and combines this with gym sessions and cycling. (1boat2girls.co.nz, 08 Jan 2012)

Hero
All the rowers in the New Zealand squad. (1boat2girls.co.nz, 04 Sep 2011)

Sporting philosophy / motto
Talking about her partnership with Juliette Haigh, she says, "Everyday for us is about being the best we can be." (1boat2girls.co.nz, 04 Sep 2011)

Awards
She was 2011 Wanganui Sportsperson of the Year. (wanganuichronicle.co.nz, 19 Nov 2011)

General
WORLDS SUCCESS
She is a double world champion having won the women's coxless pairs in 2010 and 2011. Along with crewmate, Juliette Haigh, the duo won the second of those titles by just eight one hundredths of a second. (stuff.co.nz, 01 Sep 2011)



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