Personal information | |
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Birth name | Micheen Barbara Thornycroft |
Nickname | Mouse |
Nationality | Zimbabwean |
Born | Harare, Zimbabwe | 26 June 1987
Education | Peterhouse Girls' School |
Alma mater | |
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Zimbabwe |
Sport | Rowing |
Event | Single scull |
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Achievements and titles | |
Olympic finals |
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Personal best | 07:30.570 at 2016 Summer Olympics |
Updated on 4 April 2016 |
Micheen Barbara Thornycroft (born 26 June 1987), is a Zimbabwean female rower.[1] Born in Harare,[2] she competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics in the single scull events for the national team.
Thornycroft's achievements in the sporting discipline have seen her being nominated for the ANSA (Annual National Sports Award) Sportswoman of the Year Award twice, in 2013 and in 2015.[3][4]