Alison Davies

Alison Davies (born 26 September 1974) is an Australian rower. She was a junior world champion in 1992 and competed at two Olympic Games and at four senior World Rowing Championships.[1]

Alison Davies
Personal information
Born (1974-09-26) 26 September 1974
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Australia
World Rowing Championships
1993 Racice W2-
1994 Indianapolis W4-
Junior World Rowing Championships
1992 Montreal W2-
Commonwealth Rowing Championships
1994 Ontario Coxless four
1994 Ontario Eight

Club and state rowing

Davies commenced rowing in Adelaide in 1990 when she was selected as part of the South Australian Sports Institute Talent Identification Program.[2] Her senior club membership was with Adelaide's Riverside Rowing Club.

Davies made State selection to represent South Australia in a youth coxless four competing for the Bicentennial Cup at the 1992 Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships. [3] For six consecutive years 1993 to 1998 she represented South Australia racing for the Women's Interstate Four Championship. [4] Her crews won the championship in 1994 and 1996 when she stroked the boat. [5]Since 1999 the Women's Interstate Open event has been raced in eights. Davies rowed in the 1999 and 2000 South Australian eights.

International representative rowing

Davies was first selected to represent Australia at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Montreal in a coxless pair with her South Australian team mate Victoria Toogood. They won the world junior title.[6] She made the Australian senior team for the 1993 World Rowing Championships, raced a W2- with Victoria Toogood and won silver.[7] The following year at Indianapolis 1994 she was in the bow seat of the W4- and won the bronze medal with Toogood, Kate Slatter and Megan Still.[8]

For Tampere 1995 and St. Catharines 1999 Davies was selected in Australian women's eight.[9] She competed at the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Olympics in the women's eight which both placed fifth.[9]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alison Davies". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. Alison Fallon at Mosman Sporting Hall
  3. "1992 Interstate Regatta". Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  4. "1993 Interstate Regatta". Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  5. "1996 Interstate Regatta". Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  6. "1992 Jnr C'ships at Guerin Foster". Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  7. "1993 World C'ships at Guerin Foster". Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  8. "1994 World c'ships at Guerin Foster". Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  9. Davies at World Rowing
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