Clark took up rowing in 1972, the same year in which she married Olympic rower Jim Clark.[2] She went on to represent Great Britain from 1974 to 1987.[3]
1985 was a pivotal year for Clark, she was part of the double sculls crew with Beryl Crockford (née Mitchell) that won the national title in a dead-heat, rowing for Sons of the Thames, at the 1985 National Rowing Championships. The race was the first dead heat for winners since the start of the Championships.[16][17] Then with Crockford in the women's lightweight double sculls at the 1985 World Rowing Championships they won the first gold medal for a British women's crew at any championships.[2]
She is married to Jim Clark, British international rower and Olympic silver medallist. She has one daughter whom she had with husband Jim.
Referencesedit
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
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Linda Clark redirects here For the baroness see Lynda Clark Baroness Clark of Calton Linda D Clark nee Lacey born 1 November 1949 is a British rower who competed at the 1976 Olympics and 1980 Olympics 1 Lin ClarkPersonal informationBirth nameLinda LaceyFull nameLinda ClarkNationalityBritishBorn 1949 11 01 1 November 1949 age 74 Height178 cm 5 ft 10 in Weight59 kg 130 lb SpouseJim ClarkSportSportRowingClubCivil Service LadiesThames Tradesmen RCSons of the ThamesMedal record Women s rowing Representing Great Britain World Rowing Championships 1985 Hazewinkel Lwt double sculls 1986 Nottingham Lwt coxless fours Representing England Commonwealth Games 1986 Strathclyde Park Lwt coxless fours Contents 1 Rowing career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksRowing career editClark took up rowing in 1972 the same year in which she married Olympic rower Jim Clark 2 She went on to represent Great Britain from 1974 to 1987 3 In 1974 while rowing for the Civil Service Ladies Rowing Club she won the coxless pairs with Liz Monti at the 1974 National Rowing Championships 4 and was consequently selected by Great Britain for the 1974 World Rowing Championships in Lucerne which was the inaugural championships for women Competing in the coxless pairs event with Monti they finished 9th overall 3rd in the B final 5 6 The following year she won the coxless pair with Gill Webb and the coxed fours at the 1975 National Rowing Championships 7 8 A second appearance at the World Championships ensued in the coxed four at the 1975 World Rowing Championships 2 At the 1976 Summer Olympics she finished in tenth place in the coxless pairs event with Beryl Mitchell 9 One year later in 1977 she won the coxless pairs with Mitchell at the 1977 National Rowing Championships 10 and represented Britain again in the 1977 World Rowing Championships 2 After switching from the Civil Service Lades Rowing Club to the Thames Tradesmen s Rowing Club she secured another national title at the 1978 National Championships 11 At the 1979 British Rowing Championships she was part of the composite crews that won both the coxed fours and quadruple sculls 12 followed by a fourth appearance at the World Championships in 1979 in Bled As part of the eight for the 1980 Summer Olympics with Gill Hodges Joanna Toch Penny Sweet Liz Paton Rosie Clugston Nicola Boyes Beverly Jones and Pauline Wright cox the team finished in a respectable fifth place 9 This was followed by two more World Championships in 1981 and 1982 In 1982 she also won the coxless pairs title with Gill Hodges at the 1982 National Championships 13 14 the pair repeated the success the following year at the 1983 National Rowing Championships 15 1985 was a pivotal year for Clark she was part of the double sculls crew with Beryl Crockford nee Mitchell that won the national title in a dead heat rowing for Sons of the Thames at the 1985 National Rowing Championships The race was the first dead heat for winners since the start of the Championships 16 17 Then with Crockford in the women s lightweight double sculls at the 1985 World Rowing Championships they won the first gold medal for a British women s crew at any championships 2 She then won a gold medal for England in the coxless four at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh 18 19 and a silver medal at the 1986 World Rowing Championships in the lightweight four Clark went on to compete in a remarkable ten World Championships 2 Personal life editShe is married to Jim Clark British international rower and Olympic silver medallist She has one daughter whom she had with husband Jim References edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Linda Clark Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 7 November 2017 Retrieved 29 August 2016 a b c d e Profile Rowing Story Lin Clark at World Rowing Railton Jim Hart could cause upset if he starts in singles sculls Times 19 July 1974 p 9 Times Digital Archives Railton Jim British eight sprint to silver medal Times 9 Sept 1974 p 7 Times Digital Archives Railton Jim Mrs Clark s rapid rise with pathfinders Times 2 Sept 1974 p 7 Times Digital Archives Railton Jim Rowing Times 21 July 1975 p 6 Times Digital Archives NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 18 20 JULY Rowing Story a b Biographical information Olympedia Railton Jim Rowing Times 18 July 1977 p 7 Times Digital Archives Railton Jim Rowing Times 17 July 1978 p 11 Times Digital Archives NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 20 21 JULY 1979 Rowing Story Railton Jim Rowing Times 19 July 1982 p 15 Times Digital Archives NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 17 18 JULY 1982 Rowing Story NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Rowing Story Railton Jim Rowing Times 20 July 1985 p 29 Times Digital Archives Railton Jim Rowing Times 22 July 1985 p 25 Times Digital Archives 1986 Athletes Team England Athletes and results Commonwealth Games Federation External links editLinda Clark at World Rowing nbsp Lin Clark at Olympedia nbsp Lin Clark at Olympics com nbsp 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