Caroline O'Connor (rower)
Encyclopedia
Caroline O'Connor (born 25 April 1983 in Ealing
) is a British rowing
cox
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She finished 5th in the women's eight
at the 2008 Summer Olympics
.
Ealing
Ealing is a suburban area of west London, England and the administrative centre of the London Borough of Ealing. It is located west of Charing Cross and around from the City of London. It is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. It was historically a rural village...
) is a British rowing
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
cox
Coxswain
The coxswain is the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering. The etymology of the word gives us a literal meaning of "boat servant" since it comes from cox, a coxboat or other small vessel kept aboard a ship, and swain, which can be rendered as boy, in authority. ...
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She finished 5th in the women's eight
Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's eight
Women's eight competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held on August 11 , 13 and 17 , at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park....
at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
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External links
- Profile at sports-reference.com
- GB Rowing Team