Kate Elizabeth Slatter (married name Kate Allen) is a World Champion and Olympic rower

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...

 from Adelaide

Adelaide

Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...

, South Australia

South Australia

South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...

. She is considered the most successful female rower in Australia's history.

Slatter won a gold medal in the Coxless Pair at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics

Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Taking place at Lake Lanier, Georgia, United States, the 1996 Summer Olympics saw the debut of lightweight rowing events. The three included replaced the remaining coxed events for men and the Women's Coxless Four...

 with Megan Still

Megan Marcks

Megan Leanne Marcks was formerly a women's coxless pair rower who represented Australia at two Olympics...

, together becoming Australia's first female gold medal recipients in the sport of rowing. Slatter went on to win a silver medal at her home Olympics in Sydney, 2000.

Slatter began rowing at the Adelaide University Boat Club

Adelaide University Boat Club

The Adelaide University Boat Club is a rowing club affiliated with the University of Adelaide. The club was founded in 1881, and in 1896 helped to form the Adelaide University Sports Association. The main clubrooms, donated by Robert Barr Smith in 1909, are located on the north bank of the River...

 in 1989, and rowed in their victorious Women's Eight in the 1996 Australian University Games

Australian University Games

The Australian University Games is a multi-sport competition held annually in September / October between teams fielded from a large number of Australian universities and tertiary institutions. The Games were first held in 1993 in Brisbane, Queensland...

, two weeks after winning gold in Atlanta.

Slatter has won 16 national titles and was awarded the Order of Australia medal for her rowing achievements.