Alison Korn (born 22 November 1970 in Ottawa,

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) was a Canadian rower and Olympian.

Early life

Korn was raised in

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. She attended Bells Corners Public School, D.A. Moodie Intermediate School and Bell High School Korn was a member of

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as a child and attended Girl Guides Ontario'
Camp Woolsey

Career

Korn started rowing when she was 21. As a member of the Canadian national rowing team, she won silver and bronze medals at the 1996 and 2000 summer Olympics, respectively. She also has five world championship medals, including back-to-back golds in 1997 and 1998. Korn retired from the sport in 2000. Korn has continued her involvement in

as an adult volunteer.

Polar Trek

Korn was a member of an all-women's ski trek to the North Pole in 2001, which she chronicled for the

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Education

Korn studied political science at McGill University, and earned her Masters in Journalism from

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Honours

In 2016 Korn had a street named after her in

. She was inducted into the Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame in 2002.

References

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External links

Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame profile
1970 births Living people Canadian female rowers Rowers from Ottawa Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Canada Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic rowers for Canada Olympic medalists in rowing World Rowing Championships medalists for Canada 20th-century Canadian women {{Canada-Olympic-medalist-stub