Lynley Hannen
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Lynley Hannen is a former New Zealand rower
who won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics
in Seoul
. Along with Nikki Payne
, Hannen won Bronze in the women's coxless pairs.
Hannen later married fellow Olympic rower Bill Coventry. The couple have four children and now live in Nelson.
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...
who won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
. Along with Nikki Payne
Nicola Payne
Nicola "Nikki" Payne, aka Mills, is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Along with Lynley Hannen, Payne won Bronze in the women's coxless pairs....
, Hannen won Bronze in the women's coxless pairs.
Hannen later married fellow Olympic rower Bill Coventry. The couple have four children and now live in Nelson.