Jacqueline Lawrence (canoeist)
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2008 Beijing | K1 |
Jacqueline "Jacqui" Lawrence (born 25 April 1982 in Cooma, New South Wales) is an Australian slalom canoeist and Olympic silver medallist, from Old Bonalbo, New South Wales.[1] She competed at the international level from 2000 to 2008.[2]
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she won silver in the K1 event at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.[3]
Her younger sisters Katrina and Rosalyn are also slalom canoeists and in the Olympic trials, Jacqui had to defeat Kate for a place on the Australian team.
Jacqui went to the University of New England in Armidale and was part of Drummond and Smith College.
World Cup individual podiums[]
Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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2005 | 30 Jan 2005 | Mangahao | 2nd | K11 |
2006 | 26 Feb 2006 | Mangahao | 2nd | K12 |
- 1 Continental Cup Oceania counting for World Cup points
- 2 Oceania Championship counting for World Cup points
References[]
- ^ "Jacqui Lawrence - Old Bonalbo's silver medallist". ABC North Coast NSW. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- ^ "Profile". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Profile". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
Categories:
- 1982 births
- Australian female canoeists
- Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Living people
- Olympic canoeists of Australia
- Olympic silver medalists for Australia
- Olympic medalists in canoeing
- Sportswomen from New South Wales
- People from the Northern Rivers
- Australian Institute of Sport canoeists
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Australian Olympic medalist stubs
- Australian canoeist stubs