Gillian Webb
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 12 January 1956 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Rowing |
| Club | Stuart Ladies RC / Lea RC |
Gillian Webb married name Gillian Parker[1] (born 12 January 1956) is a retired British rower, who competed in the Olympic Games.
Rowing career
[edit]In July 1975 Webb won three gold medals in the coxless pair with Lin Clark, rowing for a Civil Service and Stuart Ladies composite, the coxed fours and quadruple sculls, at the 1975 National Rowing Championships.[2][3] The following month she was part of the coxed four crew that finished in ninth place at the 1975 World Rowing Championships.[1]
She competed in the women's coxed four event at the 1976 Summer Olympics, finishing in eighth place.[4] In 1979 she competed in her second World Championships, rowing in the coxed fours again, finishing in tenth place.[1] Also in 1979 she was part of the composite crew that won the coxed fours at the National Championships.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "GILL PARKER (NÉE WEBB)". Rowing Story.
- ^ "NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (18-20 JULY)". Rowing Story.
- ^ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 21 July 1975, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gillian Webb Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ "NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (20-21 JULY 1979)". Rowing Story.
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