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Francie Turner
Personal information
Born(1992-04-06)6 April 1992(age 32)
Christchurch,New Zealand
EducationRangi Ruru Girls' School
Massey University
Height159 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight50 kg (110 lb)[1]
Sport
ClubCanterbury
Medal record
Women'srowing
RepresentingNew Zealand
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Aiguebelette W8+
World U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Brest W8+
Silver medal – second place 2011 Amsterdam W8+
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Brive-la-Gaillarde W8+

Frances "Francie" Turner(born 6 April 1992) is a New Zealandcoxswain.She competed at the Rio Olympics with the New Zealand women's eight.

Private life[edit]

Turner was born inChristchurch[2]in 1992[1]and grew up on a dairy farm nearSouthbridgeinCanterbury.[3]She received her secondary education atRangi Ruru Girls' SchoolinChristchurch.She was then an extramural student atMassey University,from where she graduated with a Bachelor of Business Studies in 2013.[3]She now lives inHamiltonand is trained by Dave Thompson, withLake Karapiroas the training venue.[2]

Rowing career[edit]

Turner took up rowing while she was at Rangi Ruru.[3]Her first international event was the2009 World Rowing Junior ChampionshipsinBrive-la-Gaillarde,France, where she won a silver medal with the eight;Eve MacFarlaneandZoe Stevensonwere also in the boat.[4]In2010and2011,she competed with the eight in theWorld Rowing U23 ChampionshipsinBrest, BelarusandAmsterdam,Netherlands, respectively. In both races, the team won the silver medal, beaten by the USA in 2010 and Canada in 2011.[5][6]

In 2010, she coxed the New Zealand eight of the elite rowers at theWorld Rowing Championshipsheld atLake Karapiroin New Zealand; the team came eights.[7]

Turner took a break from international rowing after the 2011 U23 championships.[8]She started competing again in 2015 and won a silver medal at theWorld Rowing Championshipswith the women's eight, qualifying the boat for the2016 Olympics.[9]For the last few weeks prior to the Rio Olympics, the women's eight trained atLake Bohinjin Slovenia.[10]With thewomen's eight,she came fourth at the 2016 Rio Olympics.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^abc"Frances Turner".International Rowing Federation.Retrieved9 September2015.
  2. ^ab"Francie Turner".New Zealand Olympic Committee.Retrieved27 July2016.
  3. ^abc"Southbridge cox steers for Rio".The Press.27 July 2016. p. B16.Retrieved27 July2016.
  4. ^"(JW8+) Junior Women's Eight - Final".International Rowing Federation.Retrieved7 November2015.
  5. ^"(BW8+) U23 Women's Eight - Final".International Rowing Federation.Retrieved28 July2016.
  6. ^"(BW8+) U23 Women's Eight - Final".International Rowing Federation.Retrieved28 July2016.
  7. ^"(W8+) Women's Eight - Final".International Rowing Federation.Retrieved28 July2016.
  8. ^"Frances Turner".International Rowing Federation.Retrieved28 July2016.
  9. ^Anderson, Ian (7 September 2015)."New Zealand eights surge into Olympic medal contention at world champs".Stuff.co.nz.Retrieved9 September2015.
  10. ^Voerman, Andrew (17 July 2016)."Coxswains helping New Zealand's eights come together as they go for gold in Rio".Stuff.co.nz.Retrieved27 July2016.
  11. ^Alderson, Andrew (14 August 2016)."Rio Olympics 2016: Gold for Mahe Drysdale".The New Zealand Herald.Retrieved14 August2016.

External links[edit]

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