Avalon Wasteneys
Canadian rower (born 1997) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Avalon Wasteneys (born August 31, 1997) is a Canadian rower.[1][2] Wasteneys's hometown is Campbell River, British Columbia and she resides in Victoria, British Columbia.[1]
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| Born | August 31, 1997 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wasteneys is a former cross-country skier, who was discovered as a natural fit for rowing in 2017 as part of the RBC Training Ground program, where she was named regional champion.[3]
Wasteneys' mother Heather Clarke competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the women's coxed four event, while her aunt Christine Clarke competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in the eights boat.[3]
Wasteneys is a one time U-23 World Champion in the women's eights boat, in 2018.[1][4] Later in 2018, Wasteneys helped the senior women's eights boat to a silver at the World Cup III Regatta in Lucerne Switzerland.[1] In 2019, Wasteneys was part of the eights boat, finishing in fourth at the World Championships and qualifying Canada’s boat for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]
In June 2021, Wasteneys was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team in the women's eights boat.[5][6] At the Olympics, the boat won the gold medal, Canada's first in the event since 1992.[7][8]
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