Lee-Ann Persse Explained

Lee-Ann Persse (born 20 November 1988, in Nelspruit) is a South African rower, born in Cape Town and currently resides in Pretoria. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's coxless pair.[1] Persse and her teammate Naydene Smith were 2nd in the B Final, with the 8th fastest time overall of 7:55.18.[2] At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women's coxless pair with teammate Kate Christowitz. They finished in 5th place.[3]

Persse began rowing in 2005.[4]

She and Smith qualified for the 2012 Olympics by finishing 6th at the 2011 World Rowing Championships.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lee-Ann Persse Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418122013/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/lee-ann-persse-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 2017-10-04.
  2. London 2012 Rowing Results - Women's Coxless Pairs, http://www.london2012.com/rowing/event/women-pair/phase=row021100/doc=summary.html | Retrieved on 29 August 2012
  3. Web site: Rio 2016 . Rio 2016 . 2016-08-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160826094254/https://www.rio2016.com/en/rowing-standings-ro-womens-pair . 2016-08-26 .
  4. Web site: Lee-Ann PERSSE - worldrowing.com. www.worldrowing.com. en-US. 2017-10-04.

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