Victoria Thornley

Vicky Thornley
Personal information
Nationality Welsh
Born (1987-11-30) 30 November 1987
St Asaph, Denbighshire, Wales
Residence Henley-on-Thames[1]
Alma mater University of Bath
Years active 2007–
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight 77 kg (12 st 2 lb; 170 lb)
Sport
Country Great Britain
Sport Women's Rowing
Event(s) Double sculls
Turned pro 2009
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Women's rowing
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro Double sculls
World Championships
2011 Bled Eight
European Championships
2017 Račice Single sculls
2015 Poznań Double sculls

Victoria Thornley (born 30 November 1987) is a Welsh rower. She was a member of the Great Britain team that finished 5th in the women's eight at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]

Thornley was born in St Asaph and brought up in Wrexham. She began her sporting career through the "Sporting Giants" programme, becoming the first of the scheme's graduates to win a gold medal when she was successful at the 2009 World Under-23 Championships.[3] In the 2016 Summer Olympics, she was partnered with Katherine Grainger in the women's double sculls,[4] in which they took the silver medal.[5]

In June 2017 Thornley won the gold medal for women's single sculls in the European Rowing Championship at Račice[6]

She is 6ft 4 inches tall.

References

  1. ↑ "MAABC Women's Senior squad shows quality and depth - British Rowing". 28 July 2009.
  2. ↑ "Victoria Thornley". www.london2012.com. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Victoria Thornley". British Rowing. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Vicky Thornley insists there are no excuses over rough Rio rowing conditions". WalesOnline. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Rio Olympics 2016: Katherine Grainger and Victoria Thornley win double sculls silver". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "European Rowing Championships: Vicky Thornley wins gold for Britain". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.


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