Lindsey Maguire (born 15 January 1982) is a British rower who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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| Born | 15 January 1982 Edinburgh, Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Moira Walls (mother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Wallingford Rowing Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
editMaguire was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her mother is former long jumper, Moira Walls. Maguire studied maths and psychology at the University of Birmingham.[1] She then completed a Masters in Developmental Psychopathology at Durham University (Ustinov College) in 2004.[2]
Rowing career
editShe was part of the British squad that topped the medal table at the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled, where she won a bronze medal as part of the eight with Alison Knowles, Jo Cook, Jessica Eddie, Louisa Reeve, Natasha Page, Katie Greves, Victoria Thornley and Caroline O'Connor.[3]
She finished fifth in the women's eight at the 2012 Olympic Games.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "There's more to rowing than simply pulling on an oar, says Olympian elect Maguire". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ "Durham First issue 32". Issuu. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "2011 World Rowing Championships". WorldRowing.com. World Rowing Federation. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Lindsey Maguire". www.london2012.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lindsey Maguire". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
External links
edit- Lindsey Maguire at World Rowing
- Lindsey Maguire at British Rowing (archived)
- Lindsey Maguire at Olympics.com
- Lindsey Maguire at Olympedia
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