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Alison Nicole Fallon ( Davies, born 26 September 1974) is an Australian rower. She was a junior world champion in 1992 and competed at two Olympic Games and at four senior World Rowing Championships.


State rowing

Davies made State selection to represent South Australia in a youth coxless four competing for the Bicentennial Cup at the 1992 Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships. For six consecutive years 1993 to 1998 she represented South Australia racing for the Women's Interstate Four Championship. Her crews won the championship in 1994 and 1996 when she stroked the boat. Since 1999 the Women's Interstate Open event has been raced in eights. Davies rowed in the 1999 and 2000 South Australian eights.


International representative rowing

Davies was first selected to represent Australia at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Montreal in a
coxless pair A coxless pair is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars. The crew consists of a pair of rowers, each having one oar, one on the stroke side (rower's right h ...
with her South Australian team mate Victoria Toogood. They won the world junior title. She made the Australian senior team for the
1993 World Rowing Championships The 1993 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 30 August to 5 September 1993 at Račice, Czech Republic. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table References {{World Rowing Cham ...
, raced a W2- with Victoria Toogood and won silver. The following year at Indianapolis 1994 she was in the bow seat of the W4- and won the bronze medal with Toogood,
Kate Slatter Kate Elizabeth Slatter OAM (born 10 November 1971; married name Kate Allen) is an Australian former rower, a sixteen time national champion, world champion and Olympic champion from Adelaide, South Australia. She is a three-time Olympian who i ...
and
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. For Tampere 1995 and St. Catharines 1999 Davies was selected in Australian women's eight. She competed at the
1996 Atlanta The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
and
2000 Sydney Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...
in the women's eight which both placed fifth.Davies at World Rowing
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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Davies, Alison 1974 births Living people Australian female rowers Olympic rowers for Australia Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportswomen from South Australia World Rowing Championships medalists for Australia 20th-century Australian women Rowers from Adelaide