Emma Basher (born 16 June 1992) is a Junior World and Youth Olympic rower from Adelaide, South Australia.[1] In 2010 in her 1st year of international competition Basher won a bronze medal at the Junior Worlds and Silver at the Youth Olympics with fellow South Australian Olympia Aldersey.[2]

Emma Basher
Personal information
Born16 June 1992 (1992-06-16) (age 32)
Home townAdelaide, Australia
Alma materSyracuse University
Annesley College
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportRowing
College teamSyracuse Orange (2011–2013)
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Australia
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Singapore Coxless pair
Female World Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Coxless four

Basher rows for the Adelaide Rowing Club[3] and competed in the 2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival[4] where she won gold in the women's Coxless Pair and Eight and Silver in the Coxless Four.[5]

In 2010 Basher was a Year 12 student of Annesley College.[6]

Basher enrolled at Syracuse University in 2011 on a rowing scholarship, where she was a member of the women's crew from 2011 to 2013.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Torrens Rowing Club News". torrensrowingclub.com.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Aldersey and Basher Silver - Singapore 2010". daylife.com. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Composite Crew 2011 Australian Championships". standrewscollege.edu.au. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017.
  4. ^ "AOC: Olympia Aldersey". 2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival. Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  5. ^ "2009 Australian Youth Cup Regatta". Rowing Australia. Archived from the original on 9 March 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  6. ^ "Emma Basher". 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  7. ^ "Emma Basher - Women's Rowing". Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Introducing the Freshman Class for the SU Women". Syracuse Alumni Rowing Association. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
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