Holly Norton Explained

Holly Norton
Birth Place:Harare, Zimbabwe
Hometown:Johannesburg, South Africa
Collegeteam:Ohio State Buckeyes
Education:BSc Psychology from Ohio State University
Height:6ft 0in
Country:Great Britain
Club:Leander
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Holly Norton (born 1 January 1993) is a South AfricanBritish rower.

Biography

Born and raised in Harare, Zimbabwe, Holly's family moved to South Africa in 2003. It was at St Stithians Girl's College that she first took up rowing.[1]

She was part of the British team that topped the medal table at the 2015 World Rowing Championships at Lac d'Aiguebelette in France, where she won a silver medal as part of the coxless four with Rebecca Chin, Karen Bennett and Lucinda Gooderham.[2] She won the gold medal in the coxless four at the 2016 World Rowing Championships with Donna Etiebet, Holly Nixon and Fiona Gammond.[3]

Norton formerly represented South Africa as a junior rower.[4] She rowed collegiately for the Ohio State Buckeyes, and helped the team to three consecutive NCAA national championship titles in 2013, 2014 and 2015.[5] She currently rows for the Leander Club.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Holly Norton - World Champion Rower shares her journey . 2022-09-25 . www.stithian.com . en.
  2. Web site: 2015 World Rowing Championships results. World Rowing.
  3. News: World Championships: Holly Nixon and Paul O'Donovan secure gold medals. 27 August 2016. BBC Sport. BBC. 6 June 2017.
  4. Web site: Holly Norton. World Rowing. 2018. 17 Feb 2019.
  5. Web site: 2015 Ohio State Rowing Media Information. OhioStateBuckeyes.com. 2015. 17 Feb 2019.
  6. Web site: Holly Norton. British Rowing. 2019. 17 Feb 2019.