Julia Edward Explained

Julia Edward
Nationality:New Zealand
Birth Date:20 February 1991
Weight:57kg (126lb)
Education:Rotorua Girls' High School[1]
Club:Rotorua

Julia Edward (born 20 February 1991) is a New Zealand rower, a two time world champion in the women's lightweight double sculls.[2] [3]

Career

In 2010, she won silver in the lightweight double sculls at the U23 world championships with Lucy Strack.[4] A year later, she won bronze in the same event with Alyce Pulford.[5] She competed with Louise Ayling at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[6]

Together with Sophie MacKenzie, she was world champion in the lightweight double scull for two years in a row; first at the 2014 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam, and then at the 2015 World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette.[7]

The 2016 rowing year did not start out that successful for Edward and MacKenzie, and at both World Rowing Cups that New Zealand attended that year, they came third, beaten by different nations at those regattas.[8] [9] [10] When they competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro later that year, they came fourth in the lightweight double sculls,[11] which was disappointing to them. Some time after the Olympics, they both announced that they would take a year off rowing.[12] [13] [14] Both will also take the 2018 rowing season off, but neither has announced their retirement.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Julia Edward . New Zealand Secondary School Rowing Association . 19 March 2016.
  2. Web site: Julia Edward . . 19 March 2016.
  3. Web site: Julia Edward . . 19 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304195200/https://www.rowingnz.kiwi/Person?Action=Profile&Person_id=11068 . 4 March 2016 . dead .
  4. Web site: 2010 UNDER 23 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS - Brest, BLR - (BLW2x) U23 Lightweight Women's Double Sculls - Final. 19 September 2020. worldrowing.com. en-US.
  5. Web site: 2011 UNDER 23 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS - Amsterdam, NED - (BLW2x) U23 Lightweight Women's Double Sculls - Final. 19 September 2020. worldrowing.com. en-US.
  6. Web site: 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES - London, GBR - (LW2x) Lightweight Women's Double Sculls. 19 September 2020. worldrowing.com. en-US.
  7. Web site: Lightweight Women's Double Sculls - Final . 4 October 2015 . FISA.
  8. News: Gilhooly . Daniel . Rio Olympics 2016: NZ women's pair claim silver medal, lightweight double miss out . 14 October 2017 . . 13 August 2016.
  9. Web site: (LW2x) Lightweight Women's Double Sculls - Final . . 15 October 2017.
  10. Web site: (LW2x) Lightweight Women's Double Sculls - Final . . 15 October 2017.
  11. Web site: (LW2x) Lightweight Women's Double Sculls - Final . . 14 October 2017.
  12. News: Jones . Peter . Anderson . Ian . MacKenzie decides to take a break . 14 October 2017 . . 26 September 2016.
  13. News: Jones . Peter . MacKenzie takes time out after Olympic bid . 15 October 2017 . . 31 August 2016.
  14. News: Anderson . Ian . Rowing NZ's summer squad: World champion lightweights among notable absences . 15 October 2017 . . 26 September 2016.
  15. News: Anderson . Ian . World champions remain absent . 24 November 2017 . . 23 November 2017 . B8.

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