Rebecca Shorten

Rebecca Shorten (born 25 November 1993) is a Northern Irish and British rower. She won a silver medal in the eight at the 2019 European Rowing Championships.[1] In 2021, she won a European bronze medal in the coxless four in Varese, Italy.[2]

Rebecca Shorten
Personal information
Born (1993-11-25) 25 November 1993
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
2022 RačiceCoxless four
European Championships
2022 MunichCoxless four
2018 GlasgowEight
2019 LucerneEight
2022 MunichEight
2021 VareseCoxless four

She has been selected for the British team to compete in the rowing events, in the coxless four for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3][4]

She won a gold medal in the coxless four at the 2022 European Rowing Championships[5] and the 2022 World Rowing Championships.[6]

References
  1. "European Rowing Championships: Great Britain men's four win gold in Lucerne". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  2. "Women's Four Final A (Final)". World Rowing. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  3. "British Olympic Association selects Olympic rowing team for Tokyo 2020". British Rowing. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  4. "Tokyo Olympics: NI's Rebecca Shorten, Rebecca Edwards and Hannah Scott selected for GB rowing squad". BBC. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  5. Woods, Mark (13 August 2022). "British rowing bounces back with four golds in European Championships". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. "World Rowing Championships: GB win four golds on penultimate day". BBC. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.


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