Jessica Leyden
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| Born | 22 February 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Todmorden, West Yorkshire[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Jessica Leyden (born 22 February 1995) is a British rower.
In 2013, she won single sculls gold at the World Rowing Junior Championships, which made her the first British woman to win a global solo openweight rowing title at any level.[2] At the time, she was a student at Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School.[3]
In 2019 it was announced she would represent Team GB at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.[4]
References
- ^ Jessica Leyden at British Rowing
- ^ Rachel Quarrell (12 August 2013). "Jessica Leyden claims gold for Britain at junior world rowing championship". The Telegraph. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
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