Virginia Lee (born 6 April 1965) is an Australian former rower. She was a four-time national champion, a 1992 world champion, a dual Olympian and an Olympic bronze medallist who competed in both sweep oared and sculling events in the lightweight division.
Virginia Lee
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Born
(1965-04-06) 6 April 1965 (age 59) Sydney, Australia
On eight occasions from 1986 to 1996 she represented New South Wales, racing for the Women's Lightweight Four Championship (the Victoria Cup) at the Australian Rowing Championships. Her crews won the championship in 1995 and 1996. They crossed the line first in 1988 but were disqualified for a doping infringement.[2]
In 1995 and again in 2000 Lee won the Australian national lightweight single sculls title.[3]
^ abcEvans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
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^. Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
virginia, rower, virginia, born, april, 1965, australian, former, rower, four, time, national, champion, 1992, world, champion, dual, olympian, olympic, bronze, medallist, competed, both, sweep, oared, sculling, events, lightweight, division, virginia, leepers. Virginia Lee born 6 April 1965 is an Australian former rower She was a four time national champion a 1992 world champion a dual Olympian and an Olympic bronze medallist who competed in both sweep oared and sculling events in the lightweight division Virginia LeePersonal informationBorn 1965 04 06 6 April 1965 age 59 Sydney AustraliaHeight173 cm 5 ft 8 in 1 Weight59 kg 130 lb 1 SportSportRowingMedal record Women s rowingRepresenting AustraliaOlympic Games1996 Atlanta Lwt W2XWorld Rowing Championships1992 Montreal Lwt W4 1999 St Catharines Lwt W2XCommonwealth Games1986 Edinburgh Lwt W4 1994 Ontario Lwt W2X Contents 1 Club and state rowing 2 National representative rowing 2 1 World championships 2 2 Olympics 3 References 4 External linksClub and state rowing editLee was born in Sydney Australia Her senior rowing was from the Mosman Rowing Club in Sydney 1 On eight occasions from 1986 to 1996 she represented New South Wales racing for the Women s Lightweight Four Championship the Victoria Cup at the Australian Rowing Championships Her crews won the championship in 1995 and 1996 They crossed the line first in 1988 but were disqualified for a doping infringement 2 In 1995 and again in 2000 Lee won the Australian national lightweight single sculls title 3 National representative rowing editWorld championships edit She was selected to national representative honours for the 1986 and 1987 World Rowing Championships in the women s lightweight four who came fourth both times 4 At the 1992 World Rowing Championships in Montreal Canada she won a world championship in the lightweight four with Marina Cade Deirdre Fraser and Liz Moller At the next world championships in Racice 1993 her Australian lightweight four finished in fourth place The following year at Indianapolis 1994 she raced in a lightweight double scull which finished seventh 4 At the 1995 World Rowing Championships in Tampere Finland Lee was again part of the lightweight four but the boat did not start 4 5 At those same championships she also competed in the lightweight women s double scull with Joanne Morgan and where they placed fourth 4 At the 1999 World Rowing Championships in St Catharines Ontario Canada she partnered with Sally Newmarch in the lightweight double scull to win a bronze medal 4 Olympics edit At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta USA she partnered with Rebecca Joyce and won bronze in the lightweight women s double sculls 4 6 At the 2000 Summer Olympics in her home city of Sydney she again competed with Newmarch in a lightweight double scull and they came fourth 4 6 References edit a b c Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Virginia Lee Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 5 October 2017 1988 Australian Championships at Guerin Foster Archived from the original on 20 October 2018 Retrieved 22 April 2018 LwtW Single Scull History at Guerin Foster Archived from the original on 17 February 2011 Retrieved 23 April 2018 a b c d e f g Virginia Lee International Rowing Federation Retrieved 5 October 2017 Lightweight Women s Four LW4 Television production Tampere Finland Eurovision 25 August 1995 Retrieved 5 October 2017 a b Virginia Lee Australian Olympic Committee Retrieved 5 October 2017 External links editVirginia Lee at World Rowing Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Virginia Lee rower amp oldid 1188066514, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
