Abby Speirs
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| Nationality |  Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Born | September 25, 1998 Victoria, British Columbia [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | Victoria, British Columbia | ||||||||||||||
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| College team | Victoria | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Abby Speirs (born September 25, 1998) is a national team rower from Canada. Speirs became a Pan American Games champion when she won gold in the women's eight at the 2023 Pan Am Games in Santiago. [2][1]
International Career
[edit]In September 2023, Speirs was named to the Canadian Pan American Games Team,[3][4] in the Women's Four, Women's Eight and Mixed Eight events. She placed 4th in the Women's Four and Mixed Eight, and became the first-ever Pan American Games champion in the Women's Eight (2023 was the first time the Women's Eight had been contested at the Pan American Games). [5] Rowing at the 2023 Pan American Games
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Abby Speirs profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ Doug Harrison (October 24, 2023). "Mac Neil matches Canadian mark with 4th Pan Am Games gold, tying U.S. swimmer in 50m freestyle". CBC Sports.
- ^ "Canada's Santiago 2023 rowing team announced". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ "Canada's Santiago 2023 rowing team announced". Rowing Canada. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ "Team Canada Golden at the Pan Am Games Regatta". Rowing Canada. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
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