Victoria Thornley
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| Nationality | Welsh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 November 1987 St Asaph, Denbighshire, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2007– | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Double sculls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Victoria Thornley (born 30 November 1987) is a Welsh rower. She was a member of the Great Britain team that finished 5th in the women's eight at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]
Thornley was born in St Asaph and brought up in Wrexham. She began her sporting career through the "Sporting Giants" programme, becoming the first of the scheme's graduates to win a gold medal when she was successful at the 2009 World Under-23 Championships.[3] In the 2016 Summer Olympics, she was partnered with Katherine Grainger in the women's double sculls,[4] in which they took the silver medal.[5]
In June 2017 Thornley won the gold medal for women's single sculls in the European Rowing Championship at Račice.[6]
References
- ^ "MAABC Women's Senior squad shows quality and depth – British Rowing". 28 July 2009.
- ^ "Victoria Thornley". www.london2012.com. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ^ "Victoria Thornley". British Rowing. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Vicky Thornley insists there are no excuses over rough Rio rowing conditions". WalesOnline. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Katherine Grainger and Victoria Thornley win double sculls silver". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "European Rowing Championships: Vicky Thornley wins gold for Britain". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
External links
- Victoria Thornley at World Rowing
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Victoria Thornley". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
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- Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic medalists in rowing
- World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain
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