Kelsey Bevan

Kelsey Bevan (born 10 April 1990) is a New Zealand representative rower. She is an Olympian and a 2019 world champion winning the women's eight title at the 2019 World Rowing Championships.

Kelsey Bevan
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealand
Born (1990-04-10) 10 April 1990
Auckland, New Zealand
EducationManurewa High School
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight72 kg (159 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportRowing
Event(s)Coxless four, Eight
ClubCounties Manukau Rowing Club
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  New Zealand
World Championships
2014 AmsterdamCoxless four
2019 OttensheimEight
2015 AiguebeletteEight
2017 SarasotaEight

Bevan was born in 1990.[1] She received her education at Manurewa High School.[2]

Bevan is a member of the Counties Manukau Rowing Club, and she started rowing there while at Manurewa High School.[3] She won the gold medal in the coxless four at the 2014 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam.[4] With the women's eight, she came fourth at the 2016 Rio Olympics.[5]

References
  1. "Kelsey Bevan". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  2. "Kelsey Bevan". New Zealand Secondary School Rowing Association. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  3. "Kelsey Bevan". Rowing New Zealand. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  4. "W4- Results" (PDF). International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  5. Alderson, Andrew (14 August 2016). "Rio Olympics 2016: Gold for Mahe Drysdale". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
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