Lee-Ann Persse (born 20 November 1988, in Nelspruit) is a South African rower[1], born in Cape Town and currently resides in Pretoria. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's coxless pair.[2] Persse and her teammate Naydene Smith were 2nd in the B Final, with the 8th fastest time overall of 7:55.18.[3] At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women's coxless pair with teammate Kate Christowitz. They finished in 5th place.[4]
Persse began rowing in 2005.[5]
She and Smith qualified for the 2012 Olympics by finishing 6th at the 2011 World Rowing Championships.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Lee-Ann Persse". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ^ "Lee-Ann Persse Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ London 2012 Rowing Results - Women's Coxless Pairs, [1] Archived 1 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine | Retrieved on 29 August 2012
- ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Lee-Ann PERSSE - worldrowing.com". www.worldrowing.com. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
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