Brooke Donoghue

Brooke Donoghue (born 6 January 1995) is a New Zealand rower.[1] She is a current (2019) world champion in the double scull.

Brooke Donoghue
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealand
Born (1995-01-06) 6 January 1995
Waikato, New Zealand
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportRowing
Event(s)Double sculls
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  New Zealand
World Championships
2017 SarasotaDouble sculls
2019 OttensheimDouble sculls
2018 PlovdivDouble sculls

Early life

Donoghue was born in 1995 and grew up in Te Kauwhata in the Waikato.[2] She received her secondary education at Te Kauwhata College and started rowing in 2010 while at that school.[3]

Career

In 2016 Donoghue competed in the women's quad at the Final Qualification regatta in Lucerne. They failed to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics by three seconds, as they finished third.[4]

In the 2017 season, Donoghue competed at World Rowing Cups in Poland and Switzerland in the women's double sculls with Olivia Loe, and they won gold in both races.[5][6] At the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota, Florida, she became world champion in the women's double sculls partnered with Loe.[7] She regained that title with Loe at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Linz.

References
  1. "Brooke Donoghue". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  2. Goile, Aaron (4 March 2016). "Youngster Brooke Donoghue excited by what lies ahead after NZ team naming". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  3. "Brooke Donoghue". Rowing New Zealand. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  4. rowingnz.kiwi. "Brooke Donoghue : RowingNZ". www.rowingnz.kiwi. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  5. "(W2x) Women's Double Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  6. "(W2x) Women's Double Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  7. "(W2x) Women's Double Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
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