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Born | Hāwera, New Zealand | 10 August 1983|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relative(s) | Alistair Scown (uncle) Sonia Waddell (cousin) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club | Union Boat Club (Whanganui) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rebecca Scown (born 10 August 1983) is a professional rower from New Zealand. Together with Juliette Haigh, she won the bronze medal in the women's coxless pair at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] Previously they had won gold in the women's pair at the World Rowing Cup regatta in Lucerne, 2010[2] and at the 2010 World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro and the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled.[3][4][5][6] After winning a bronze medal with the New Zealand women's eight at the 2017 World Rowing Championships, she is having a break from rowing in the 2017/18 season.