Abby Dent (born March 4, 2002) is a national team rower from Canada. Dent became a Pan American Games champion when she won gold in the women's eight at the 2023 Pan Am Games in Santiago and also won a silver medal at the games in the coxless pair with Olivia McMurray.[3][4]
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| Full name | Abigail Dent | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 4, 2002 Kenora, Ontario[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| College team | Michigan[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life and education
editDent was born March 4, 2002, to Leanne and Carlton Dent and grew up in Kenora. She attended Saint Thomas Aquinas High School, where she competed for the school's rowing team. There, she was named the junior women's athlete of the year (2017) and senior women's athlete of the year (2018).
While in high school, Dent also competed with the Kenora Rowing Club and the Manitoba Rowing Club. In 2017, she competed for Team Manitoba in the 2017 Canada Summer Games, winning bronze in the women's quad sculls.[5] The next year, she won gold in both the junior women's single scull and in the women's U19 double at the 2018 Royal Canadian Henley Regatta.[6]
After graduating high school, Dent attended the University of Michigan, where she majored in general studies through the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. She was twice named an Academic All-Big Ten (2022, 2023).[7]
College career
editWhile attending the University of Michigan, Dent competed with the university's rowing team. Her freshman year, she helped the team secure fourth place at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championships.[6] Her junior year, she was a member of the crew named Big Ten Boat of the Week for the week of April 11. The following month, she won gold and helped the team win the Big Ten Championship. She also placed ninth overall that year at the NCAA Championships. In 2023, she was named Big Ten Athlete of the Year and was on the All-Big Ten first team.[7]
International career
editDent competed on behalf of Canada at the 2019 World Rowing Junior Championships in Tokyo, Japan, where she finished sixth overall in the single sculls.[6][7][8]
In 2021 and 2022, Dent was included on Team Canada's U-23 World Championship roster for double sculls and the 8+.[7] In 2021, she finished twelfth in the double[9] and seventh in the 8+.[8]
At the 2023 U23 World Championships, she competed in the Women's Four event, where she finished 5th.[8] She also competed at the 2023 World Cup III regatta, finishing 10th in the Women's Four.[10]
In September 2023, Dent was named to the Canadian Pan American Games Team,[11][12] in the Women's Eight, Women's Pair and Mixed Eight events. She placed 4th in the Mixed Eight, won a Silver Medal in the Women's Pair, and became the first-ever Pan American Games champion in the Women's Eight (2023 was the first time the Women's Eight had been contested at the Pan American Games).[13]
References
edit- ^ "Canadian Olympic Committee profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on October 29, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ "Rowing Canada profile". Rowing Canada Aviron. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ "Canada wins Pan Am Games rowing gold in women's 8 by nearly 4 seconds over U.S." CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. October 24, 2023. Archived from the original on October 24, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ Doug Harrison (October 24, 2023). "Mac Neil matches Canadian mark with 4th Pan Am Games gold, tying U.S. swimmer in 50m freestyle". CBC Sports. Archived from the original on October 24, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ "2017 Canada Games - Winnipeg, Manitoba". Canada Games. Archived from the original on October 30, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Dent selected to Canada's U23 rowing team". Kenora Miner & News. June 4, 2021. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Abigail Dent - Rowing". University of Michigan Athletics. Archived from the original on October 27, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Abigail Dent". Rowing Canada Aviron. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ "Team Canada rower Abigail Dent finishes 6th in Final B and 12th overall". DrydenNow. July 11, 2021. Archived from the original on October 30, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ "Silver in Switzerland for Women's Eight". Rowing Canada Aviron. July 9, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "Canada's Santiago 2023 rowing team announced". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ "Canada's Santiago 2023 rowing team announced". Rowing Canada. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ "Team Canada Golden at the Pan Am Games Regatta". Rowing Canada. Retrieved November 10, 2023.