Alison Korn (born 22 November 1970 in Ottawa, Ontario) was a Canadian rower and Olympian.
Korn was raised in Nepean, Ontario. She attended Bells Corners Public School, D.A. Moodie Intermediate School and Bell High School
Korn was a member of Girl Guides of Canada as a child and attended Girl Guides Ontario's Camp Woolsey.[1]
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.[2] [3] She also has five world championship medals, including back-to-back golds in 1997 and 1998.[4] Korn retired from the sport in 2000.
Korn has continued her involvement in Girl Guides of Canada as an adult volunteer.
Korn was a member of an all-women's ski trek to the North Pole in 2001, which she chronicled for the Ottawa Citizen.[5]
Korn studied political science at McGill University,[6] and earned her Masters in Journalism from Carleton University.
In 2016 Korn had a street named after her in Nepean, Ontario. She was inducted into the Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame in 2002.[7]