Victoria Toogood is an Australian former rower. She was a national champion, a junior world champion and a medalist at World Championships.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Tory |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Rowing |
| Club | Torrens Rowing Club |
Medal record | |
Club and state rowing
editToogood's senior club rowing was in Adelaide from the Torrens Rowing Club and Riverside Rowing Club.
Toogood first made South Australian state representation in 1991 in the youth four with Kate Slatter which contested and won the Bicentennial Cup at the Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships.[1] The following year she again rowed in the South Australian youth four and was joined by Alison Davies.[2]
In 1993 Toogood was selected in the South Australian women's senior four to compete for the ULVA Trophy at the Interstate Regatta.[3] In 1994 she stroked the South Australian four with Davies and Anna Ozolins to an ULVA Trophy victory.[4] She was again in that boat in 1995 (second) and 1996 (first place).[5]
International representative rowing
editTory made her Australian representative debut in a coxless pair at the 1992 Junior World Rowing Championships in Montreal, where she rowed to first place and a world junior title with her South Australian teammate Alison Davies.[6][7]
She made the Australian senior squad for the 1993 World Rowing Championships, and again raced the pair with Davies and won silver.[8] The following year at Indianapolis 1994 she was selected at stroke in the W4- and won the bronze medal with Davies, Kate Slatter and Megan Still.[9] She also rowed in the five set of the Australian women's eight at those championships and placed sixth.[6]
For Tampere 1995 - Toogood's last Australian representative appearance - she was selected in Australian women's eight. That boat finished in overall eighth place.[6]
References
edit- ^ "1991 Interstate Regatta". Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "1992 Interstate Regatta". Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "1993 Interstate Regatta". Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "1994 Interstate Regatta". Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "1996 Interstate Regatta". Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ a b c Toogood at World Rowing
- ^ "1992 Junior Championships at Guerin Foster". Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ 1993 World Championships at Guerin Foster
- ^ 1994 World Championships at Guerin Foster