Christine Roper

Christine Roper (born 15 May 1990) is a Canadian rower. She was part of the team that won the bronze medal in the Women's eight and the silver in the "Women's four" competition at the 2014 World Rowing Championships. She was a member of the women's eights that won silver and bronze medals at the 2014 and 2015 World Rowing Championships, respectively.

Christine Roper
Personal information
Born (1990-05-15) 15 May 1990
Montego Bay, Jamaica

In June 2016, she was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team.[1]

After the Rio Olympics, Roper went on to represent Canada at the 2017, 2018 and 2019 World Rowing Championships. Over the course of her rowing career, she has medalled over 20 times at World Rowing events.

In May 2018, Roper was named World Rowing Athlete of the month.

Roper was born in Jamaica and graduated from Kent School in Kent, Connecticut in 2007. and from the University of Virginia in 2011.

References

  1. Ewing, Lori (28 June 2016). "Canada announces 26-member Olympic rowing team". Canadian Press. Toronto, Canada. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
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