Emily Taylor (rower)

Emily Taylor
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2008 MarathonW8+

Emily Taylor (born 28 June 1987) is a British former rower. She won a silver medal in the women's eight at the 2008 European Rowing Championships.

Rowing career

Born in Lincoln and raised in nearby Heighington, Taylor took up rowing while studying at Durham University, after encountering a fellow student who was recruiting members for the university rowing club.[1][2] Within two years she had won her first international medal, taking bronze in the women's coxless four at the 2007 World Rowing U23 Championships.[2]

Taylor was selected as a spare for the British women's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[3] Later that year, she was part of the British crew that won the silver medal in the women's eight at the 2008 European Rowing Championships.[4]

In 2016, Taylor was among a number of former British rowers who publicly criticised women's head coach Paul Thompson, alleging that he had created a "culture of fear" within the national training squad.[3] The allegations prompted British Rowing to conduct an internal review.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "New record for Durham's rowers". Durham University. 31 July 2007. Archived from the original on 10 December 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 Gibbs, Steve (April 2012). "One step at a time to join Olympic Eight". Lincolnshire Life. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  3. 1 2 Brown, Oliver (16 June 2016). "Rowers round on 'massive bully' Paul Thompson, chief women's coach accused of creating culture of fear". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Emily Taylor". World Rowing. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  5. ↑ Lowe, Alex (17 June 2016). "GB rowing hit by bullying claims". The Times. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
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