Victoria Meyer-Laker (born 18 March 1988) is a British professional

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and a member of the

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Rowing Team.

Career

2009

In 2009, she rowed in the British eight and was 7th in her first International regatta, the European Championships in

Brest, Belarus Brest ( be, Брэст / Берасьце, Bieraście, ; russian: Брест, ; uk, Берестя, Berestia; lt, Brasta; pl, Brześć; yi, בריסק, Brisk), formerly Brest-Litovsk (russian: Брест-Литовск, lit=Lithuanian Br ...

2010

In 2010, she was 7th in the Women's quadruple sculls at the

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in Brest, Belarus.

2011

Meyer-Laker competed in the British women's eight at the 2011

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, and finished 4th.

2012

At the 2012 European Rowing Championships in Varese, Italy, she won a bronze medal with the women's eight. At the

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in Belgrade, she won a bronze medal in the women's eight.

2013

In April 2013 Meyer-Laker finished sixth in the women's single scull at the GB Rowing Team Trials held at the

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. Teamed with

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in the women's double scull, she won a bronze medal at the

event at

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, Australia in January, and a gold medal at

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, London in June. At the third round in Lucerne they finished fourth. In July at the

Henley Royal Regatta Henley Royal Regatta (or Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage) is a rowing event held annually on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. It was established on 26 March 1839. It differs from the thre ...

she teamed up with

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and Helen Glover to win the ''

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'' for women's

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. Competing as

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 ...

and

Minerva Bath Rowing Club Minerva Bath Rowing Club is a rowing club in Bath, England The club The club was founded in 1914 as Bath Ladies Boat Club (BLBC). It is one of the earliest women's rowing clubs in England and had strong links with the suffragette movement in t ...

they completed the final course in 6 minutes 59 seconds.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Meyer-Laker, Victoria 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Barnstaple Alumni of the University of Nottingham English female rowers Members of Leander Club European Rowing Championships medalists