Holly Norton (born 1 January 1993) is a South African–

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Biography

Born and raised in Harare, Zimbabwe, Holly's family moved to South Africa in 2003. It was at St Stithians Girl's College that she first took up rowing. She was part of the British team that topped the medal table at the

2015 World Rowing Championships The 2015 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 30 August to 6 September 2015 at Lac d'Aiguebelette, Aiguebelette in France. Description The annual week-long rowing regatta was organized by FISA (the Int ...

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in France, where she won a silver medal as part of the coxless four with Rebecca Chin,

Karen Bennett Karen Bennett (born 5 February 1989) is a British rower who competed both the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics. Rowing career Bennett's hometown is Edinburgh in Scotland. and she rows for the Leander Club. She was a member of the ...

and

Lucinda Gooderham Lucinda Elizabeth Gooderham (born 9 June 1984) is a former British rower. Rowing career Gooderham represented England at U23 level before teaching full-time. She made her senior British debut in 2013. After finishing in ninth place at both the ...

. She won the gold medal in the

coxless four A coxless four is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars, without a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oar. There are two rowers on th ...

at the

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with

Donna Etiebet Donna Etiebet (born 29 April 1986) is a British rower. In the 2016 World Rowing Championships, she won a gold medal in the women's coxless four event with Fiona Gammond, Holly Nixon and Holly Norton Holly Norton (born 1 January 1993) is a ...

Holly Nixon Holly Nixon (born 7 December 1993) is a British rower. She won the gold medal in the coxless four at the 2016 World Rowing Championships with Donna Etiebet, Fiona Gammond and Holly Norton.. She won a bronze medal at the 2017 World Rowing Champi ...

and

Fiona Gammond Fiona Gammond (born 19 October 1992) is a British rower. In the 2016 World Rowing Championships, she won a gold medal in the women's coxless four event with Donna Etiebet, Holly Nixon and Holly Norton. References External links * Fiona Gammo ...

. Norton formerly represented

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as a junior rower. She rowed collegiately for the

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, and helped the team to three consecutive NCAA national championship titles in 2013, 2014 and 2015. She currently rows for the

Leander Club Leander Club, founded in 1818, is one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world, and the oldest non-academic club. It is based in Remenham in Berkshire, England and adjoins Henley-on-Thames. Only three other surviving clubs were founded prior to ...

References

External links

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Holly Norton at British Rowing

Profile of Holly Norton on Rowing Classifieds
Living people 1993 births British female rowers South African female rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain Ohio State Buckeyes rowers Alumni of St Stithians College {{UK-rowing-bio-stub