Fiona Johnston Explained

Fiona Johnston
Sport:Rowing
Birth Date:3 December 1966
Birth Place:Morpeth, England

Fiona Johnston (born 3 February 1966) is a British rower. She competed in the women's coxed four event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]

Rowing career

Johnston was part of the coxless pairs crew, with Belinda Holmes that won the national title rowing for a Marlow and Weybridge Ladies composite, at the 1985 National Rowing Championships.[2]

She represented England and won two silver medals in the coxless pair with Pauline Bird and the eight, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[3] [4]

In 1988 she was selected for the Great Britain team at the 1988 Olympics. She competed in the women's coxed four with Joanne Gough, Kate Grose, Susan Smith and Alison Norrish finishing in sixth place.[5] Johnston also represented Great Britain at three World Rowing Championships.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Fiona Johnston Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040822/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/fiona-johnston-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 10 September 2018.
  2. Web site: Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 22 July 1985, p. 25. Times Digital Archives.
  3. Web site: 1986 Athletes. Team England.
  4. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. Web site: Biographical information. Olympedia.
  6. Web site: Profile. Rowing Story.