Harriet Taylor (rower)
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Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||
Born | 12 February 1994 | ||||||||||||||||
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Harriet "Hattie" Alexandra Emily Taylor (born 12 February 1994) is a British rower.
Early life and education[]
Taylor was born in February 1994 to Andrew and Helen Taylor of Sunningdale, England. She attended the Sir William Perkins's School in Chertsey, Surrey, England. After receiving only a few offers after high school, She headed to Melbourne University Boat club in Australia, where she met with Syracuse coaches and made her way to Syracuse, New York.[1][2][3]
She joined Syracuse rowing in 2013 and graduate with a degree in Political Science in 2017.[4][3]
Career[]
Taylor was on the Great Britain’s U-23 team, winning a bronze medal at the World Rowing Championships in 2015.[5]
She won a silver medal in the eight at the 2019 European Rowing Championships.[6] In 2021, she won a European bronze medal in the coxless four in Varese, Italy.[7]
Taylor and the Great Britain team finished fourth in the coxless four event in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.[8]
References[]
- ^ "Harriet Taylor". British Rowing. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "'Cuse Conversations: Hattie Taylor '17: Olympic Rowing Hopeful and Youth Mentor". Syracuse University Alumni (Podcast). 8 October 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Brush, Brian (22 July 2021). "Former SU rower prepares for 2020 Olympics after COVID-19 canceled Games". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Hattie Taylor - Rowing". Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Future looks bright as GB win six medals at World U23s". British Rowing. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "European Rowing Championships: Great Britain men's four win gold in Lucerne". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Women's Four Final A (Final)". World Rowing. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Rowing TAYLOR Harriet - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
External links[]
- Living people
- 1994 births
- British female rowers
- Olympic rowers of Great Britain
- Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Syracuse University alumni
- Syracuse Orange rowers
- People educated at Sir William Perkins's School
- English rowing biography stubs