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Joanne Turvey

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Jo Turvey
Personal information
Full nameJoanne Turvey
NationalityBritish
Born (1969-07-06) 6 July 1969 (age 55)
Isleworth, West London
SpouseAndrew White
Sport
ClubTideway Scullers School

Joanne Sarah Turvey (married name Joanne White; born 6 July 1969, in Isleworth) is a former British rower who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]

Rowing career

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Turvey was selected by Great Britain for the women's coxless pair with Miriam Batten at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, the pair finished in fifth place. She won double bronze in the single sculls and quadruple sculls at the 1995 National Championships.[2]

The second of her Olympic Games appearances came at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta when she was selected in the women's eight. The team which consisted of Turvey, Miriam Batten, Annamarie Stapleton, Lisa Eyre, Dot Blackie, Kate Pollitt, Cath Bishop, Alison Gill and Suzie Ellis finished in seventh place.

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joanne Turvey". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012.
  2. ^ "NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (1995)". Rowing Story. 4 February 2020.