Kathryn Katie Ball (born 8 June 1963) is a former British
rower
Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is di ...
who competed at the
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...
.
Rowing career
Ball began rowing as a teenager at for Broxbourne Rowing Club. She was selected for the 1979 FISA Junior Championships but fell ill and did not compete. However the following year she did row in the 1980 and 1981 FISA Junior Championships.
Ball was part of the coxless fours crew, with
Tessa Millar,
Kareen Marwick
Kareen Elizabeth Marwick married name Kareen Larkin (born 14 May 1961) is a former British rower who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Rowing career
Marwick was part of the coxless fours crew, with Tessa Millar, Katie Ball, Kate McNicol ...
,
Kate McNicol
Kate McNicol (born 19 July 1961) is a former British rower who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Rowing career
McNicol was part of the coxless fours crew, with Tessa Millar, Kareen Marwick, Katie Ball and Sue Bailey, that won the nationa ...
and
Sue Bailey, that won the national title rowing for the A.R.A Squad, at the
1983 National Rowing Championships which led to selection for the Great Britain team at the
1983 World Rowing Championships
The 1983 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 3 to 4 September 1983 at Wedau in Duisburg, West Germany.
Medal summary
Men's events
Women's events
Medals table
Seventeen nations won medals of th ...
.
[
She was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1984 Olympic Games in the women's coxed four event. The crew of Ball, Millar, Jean Genchi, ]Joanna Toch
Joanna Patricia Toch ( ; born 13 October 1961) is a British Olympian and a practising barrister.
Sporting career
Toch rowed for Great Britain in the 1979 World Rowing Junior Championships, 1980 Moscow Olympic Games (she was the youngest membe ...
and Kathy Talbot finished in seventh place.[
]
References
External links
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1963 births
Living people
British female rowers
Olympic rowers for Great Britain
Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
People from Bishop's Stortford
Sportspeople from Hertfordshire