British rower (born 1994)
Harriet Taylor
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Nationality | British |
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Born | (1994-02-12) 12 February 1994 (age 30) |
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College team | Syracuse Orange |
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Harriet "Hattie" Alexandra Emily Taylor (born 12 February 1994) is a British rower.
Early life and education
Taylor was born in February 1994 to Andrew and Helen Taylor of Sunningdale, England. She attended the Sir William Perkins's School in Chertsey, Surrey, England. After receiving only a few offers after high school, She headed to Melbourne University Boat club in Australia, where she met with Syracuse coaches and made her way to Syracuse, New York.[1][2][3]
She joined Syracuse rowing in 2013 and graduated with a degree in political science in 2017.[4][3]
Career
Taylor was on the Great Britain's U-23 team, winning a bronze medal at the World Rowing Championships in 2015.[5]
She won a silver medal in the eight at the 2019 European Rowing Championships.[6] In 2021, she won a European bronze medal in the coxless four in Varese, Italy.[7]
Taylor and the Great Britain team finished fourth in the coxless four event in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.[8]
She was in the women's eight boat which won silver medals at the 2023 European Rowing Championships in Slovenia[9] and the 2024 European Rowing Championships in Hungary.[10]
In June 2024, Taylor was named in the Great Britain rowing team for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris as part of the women's eight squad.[11]
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