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Emily Taylor (rower)

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Emily Taylor
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Marathon W8+

Emily Taylor (born 28 June 1987 in Lincoln) is a former British rower.

Taylor learned to row at Durham University.[1][2]

She was part of the British crew that won the silver medal in the Women's Eight at the 2008 European Rowing Championships, having won Bronze in the Women's Coxless Four at the World Rowing U23 Championships the previous year.[3] She was the spare for the British Women's Eight crew at the 2008 Summer Olympics[4]

In the aftermath Taylor criticised rowing coach Paul Thompson for creating a 'culture of fear' within the training squad.[4] The accusation prompted British Rowing to launch an internal review.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "New record for Durham's rowers". Durham University. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  2. ^ "What has been going on this summer?". Team Durham. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Emily Taylor". World Rowing. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  4. ^ a b Brown, Oliver (16 June 2016). "Rowers round on 'massive bully' Paul Thompson, chief women's coach accused of creating culture of fear". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  5. ^ Lowe, Alex (17 June 2016). "GB rowing hit by bullying claims". The Times. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
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