Joanne Sarah Turvey (married name Joanne White; born 6 July 1969, in

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) is a former British rower who competed at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

and

1996 Summer Olympics 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, ...

Rowing career

Turvey was selected by Great Britain for the women's coxless pair with

Miriam Batten Miriam Batten (born 4 November 1964) is a former British rower who competed at three Olympic Games and winning a silver medal in 2000. Rowing career Miriam was a member of the Southampton University Boat Club whilst she studied at the Universi ...

at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, the pair finished in fifth place. She won double bronze in the single sculls and quadruple sculls at the 1995 National Championships. The second of her Olympic Games appearances came at the

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when she was selected in the

women's eight An eight is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing (crew). It is designed for eight rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars, and is steered by a coxswain, or "cox". Each of the eight rowers has one oar. The rowers, who sit ...

. The team which consisted of Turvey,

Annamarie Stapleton Annamarie Phelps CBE ( Stapleton, born 24 May 1966), is a British rower and sports administrator. She competed in the women's eight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She was Chairman of British Rowing from 2013 to 2018, and became Vice-Chairma ...

, Lisa Eyre, Dot Blackie, Kate Pollitt,

Cath Bishop Catherine Bishop (born 22 November 1971) is a former British rower. In partnership with Katherine Grainger she was World Champion in the coxless pair in 2003, and in 2004 they won a silver medal at the Olympic Games. Following a career as a dipl ...

Alison Gill Alison Jane Gill (born 23 August 1966 in Bristol) is a British rower. Along with Annabel Eyres she finished 5th in the women's double sculls at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Gill studied at St Hilda's College, Oxford St Hilda's College is one of ...

and

Suzie Ellis Suzanne Kathryn Longstaff (née Ellis, born 14 June 1969) is a British teacher and former rower. Biography Longstaff attended Abbots Bromley School and then Durham University, graduating in 1990 with a degree in Economics. She coxed for Durha ...

finished in seventh place.

References

* 1969 births Living people British female rowers People from Isleworth Olympic rowers of Great Britain Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics {{UK-rowing-bio-stub