Alison Korn (born 22 November 1970 in Ottawa, Ontario) was a Canadian rower and Olympian.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's rowing | ||
Representing  Canada
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1996 Atlanta | Eight |
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2000 Sydney | Eight |
| World Rowing Championships | ||
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1997 Aiguebelette | W2- |
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1998 Cologne | W2- |
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1997 Aiguebelette | W8+ |
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1998 Cologne | W8+ |
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1999 St. Catharines | W8+ |
Early life
editKorn was raised in Nepean, Ontario. She attended Bells Corners Public School, D.A. Moodie Intermediate School and Bell High School[1]
Korn was a member of Girl Guides of Canada as a child and attended Girl Guides Ontario's Camp Woolsey.[2]
Career
editKorn started rowing when she was 21. As a member of the Canadian national rowing team, she won silver and bronze medals at the 1996 and 2000 summer Olympics, respectively.[3][1] She also has five world championship medals, including back-to-back golds in 1997 and 1998.[4] Korn retired from the sport in 2000.[4]
Korn has continued her involvement in Girl Guides of Canada as an adult volunteer.[2]
Polar Trek
editKorn was a member of an all-women's ski trek to the North Pole in 2001, which she chronicled for the Ottawa Citizen.[5]
Education
editKorn studied political science at McGill University,[6] and earned her Masters in Journalism from Carleton University.[4]
Honours
editIn 2016 Korn had a street named after her in Nepean, Ontario.[1] She was inducted into the Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame in 2002.[7]
References
edit- Alison Korn at World Rowing
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alison Korn". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ a b c DeLaire, Megan (27 October 2016). "Olympian Alison Korn attends her own street renaming in Nepean | OttawaCommunityNews.com". OttawaCommunityNews.com. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ a b Girl Guides of Canada (2011). "Canadian Guider VOLUME 81, NO.3" (PDF). Girl Guides. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ "Rowing: Alison Korn". www.canoe.ca.
- ^ a b c "Korn, Alison". alumni.carleton.ca. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ "Polar Trek Middle School Lessons - People and Culture". www.newslinkassociates.com. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ "Alison Korn: CIS alumnus, olympic rower and successful journalist". goravens.ca. Retrieved 16 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Alison Korn - Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame". Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
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