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2008 Olympic

Lightweight Women

Lightweight women


Coaches: Al Morrow, Laryssa Biesenthal


Lightweight women's double LW2x

(b) Melanie Kok - St. Catharines, ON
(s) Tracy Cameron - Shubenacadie, NS

 

Melanie Kok


 Birth date: Nov. 4, 1983
Hometown: St. Catharines, Ont.
Club affiliation: Ridley Graduate Boat Club
Education: BA Psychology, University of Virginia, May 2007. Plans to attend graduate school.
Interests: Drinking coffee and eating breakfast foods, playing and watching sports, travelling, being outdoors

Key results:
2008 -1st in the lwt. 2x, World Cup, Poznan, Poland
2008 - 3rd in the lwt. 2x, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2007 - 3rd women’s lightweight single – World Rowing Championships
2005 - 1st lwt women’s quad – World Championships (Gifu, Japan)
2005 - 8th lwt women’s double, World Cup, (Lucerne, Switzerland)
2005 - 2nd in NCAA team championships (U. of Virginia)
2004 - Rowing Canada Female Sculler of the Year/ RowOntario Athlete of the Year/ four Canadian Henley golds.
2003 - Rowing Canada Female Sculler of the Year/ three Canadian Henley golds/ three Canada Cup golds
2002 – Women’s British Henley 1st in the college 4+

 

 

Tracy Cameron

 Birth date: February 1, 1975
Hometown: Shubenacadie, NS

Club affiliation: Calgary Rowing Club
Interests: Travel, outdoor adventures and activity, cooking for friends and family, health and wellness.
Education: MSc. (Sport Medicine); BPE(H) Exercise Science

Key results:

2008 - 1st in the lwt. 2x, World Cup, Poznan, Poland
2008 - 3rd in the lwt. 2x, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2007 - 7th in the lwt. 2x, World Rowing Championships, Munich, Germany
2007 - 2nd LW2x World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2007 World Cup 1 (Linz, AUT) - Bronze LW2x
2006 World Championships (Eton, GBR)- 4th LW2x
2006 World Cup 3 (Lucerne, SUI)- Gold LW2x
2006 World Cup 1 (Munich, GER)- Gold LW1x
2005 World Championships (Gifu, JPN)- Gold LW4x

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Alternate:

Lindsay Jennerich


 Birth date: July 30, 1982
Hometown: Victoria, B.C.
Club affiliation: University of Victoria
Education: Kinesiology (UVic)

Key Results:

2008 - 1st in the lwt 1x, World Cup, Poznan, Poland
2008 - 1st in the lwt 1x, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2007 - 7th in the lwt. 2x, World Rowing Championships, Munich, Germany
2007 - World Cup (Lucerne, SUI) - Silver LW2x
2007 - World Cup (Linz, AUT) - Bronze LW2x
2004 - 1st in the World Under-23 lwt 2x (Poland)
2003 - 3rd in the World Under-23 lwt 2x (Belgrade, SER)
2002 - 1st in the World Under-23 lwt 2x (Genoa, ITA)

Rowed for UVic at Canadian University Championships and Head of the Charles

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