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Birth name | Sonia Scown | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] | 19 February 1973|||||||||||||||||||||||
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Relative(s) | Alistair Scown (father) Rebecca Scown (cousin) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sonia Waddell (née Scown; born 19 February 1973) is a New Zealand athlete. She represented her country at a World Junior Championship in hurdles before becoming a rower, in which sport she was twice an Olympic competitor and where she won silver at a World Rowing Championship. She later competed as a cyclist and won medals at a UCI Para-cycling Track World Championship as a sighted guide.