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| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 17, 1989 (age 34) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Burnaby Lake Rowing Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lauren Wilkinson (born October 17, 1989) is a Canadian rower. She is a 2 time Olympian. She graduated from Princeton University in 2011 with a degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.[1] During her senior year at Princeton, Wilkinson stroked the crew that won the I Eight event at the 2011 NCAA Championships. Wilkinson attended Crofton House School, graduating in 2007. She was awarded the Alumnae Association's Achievement Award of Crofton House School in 2013.[2]
In 2012, Wilkinson won a silver medal at the London Olympics with her coxed women's eight,[3] and in June 2016, she was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team.[4] At the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Wilkinson placed 5th in the A Final for the coxed women's eight.[5]