Francie Turner

Frances "Francie" Turner (born 6 April 1992) is a New Zealand coxswain. She competed at the Rio Olympics with the New Zealand women's eight.

Francie Turner
Personal information
Born (1992-04-06) 6 April 1992
Christchurch, New Zealand
EducationRangi Ruru Girls' School
Massey University
Height159 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight50 kg (110 lb)[1]
Sport
ClubCanterbury
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  New Zealand
World Championships
2015 AiguebeletteW8+
World U23 Championships
2010 BrestW8+
2011 AmsterdamW8+
World Junior Championships
2009 Brive-la-GaillardeW8+

Private life

Turner was born in Christchurch[2] in 1992[1] and grew up on a dairy farm near Southbridge in Canterbury.[3] She received her secondary education at Rangi Ruru Girls' School in Christchurch. She was then an extramural student at Massey University, from where she graduated with a Bachelor of Business Studies in 2013.[3] She now lives in Hamilton and is trained by Dave Thompson, with Lake Karapiro as the training venue.[2]

Rowing career

Turner took up rowing while she was at Rangi Ruru.[3] Her first international event was the 2009 World Rowing Junior Championships in Brive-la-Gaillarde, France, where she won a silver medal with the eight; Eve MacFarlane and Zoe Stevenson were also in the boat.[4] In 2010 and 2011, she competed with the eight in the World Rowing U23 Championships in Brest, Belarus and Amsterdam, Netherlands, respectively. In both races, the team won the silver medal, beaten by the USA in 2010 and Canada in 2011.[5][6]

In 2010, she coxed the New Zealand eight of the elite rowers at the World Rowing Championships held at Lake Karapiro in New Zealand; the team came eights.[7]

Turner took a break from international rowing after the 2011 U23 championships.[8] She started competing again in 2015 and won a silver medal at the World Rowing Championships with the women's eight, qualifying the boat for the 2016 Olympics.[9] For the last few weeks prior to the Rio Olympics, the women's eight trained at Lake Bohinj in Slovenia.[10] With the women's eight, she came fourth at the 2016 Rio Olympics.[11]

References
  1. "Frances Turner". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  2. "Francie Turner". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  3. "Southbridge cox steers for Rio". The Press. 27 July 2016. p. B16. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. "(JW8+) Junior Women's Eight - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  5. "(BW8+) U23 Women's Eight - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  6. "(BW8+) U23 Women's Eight - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  7. "(W8+) Women's Eight - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  8. "Frances Turner". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  9. Anderson, Ian (7 September 2015). "New Zealand eights surge into Olympic medal contention at world champs". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  10. Voerman, Andrew (17 July 2016). "Coxswains helping New Zealand's eights come together as they go for gold in Rio". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  11. Alderson, Andrew (14 August 2016). "Rio Olympics 2016: Gold for Mahe Drysdale". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
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