Diana Bishop (rower)

Diana Bishop
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1947-09-28) 28 September 1947 (age 77)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubWallingford RC

Diana Bishop (née Preston born 28 September 1947) is a retired British rower who competed for Great Britain at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]

Rowing career

Bishop won the single sculls and the quadruple sculls, rowing for the Wallingford Rowing Club, at the 1975 National Rowing Championships.[2][3] This led to selection for the British lightweight single scull boat at the 1975 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, she finished 12th overall after a sixth-place finish in the B final.[4]

In 1976 she was chosen for Great Britain in the women's coxed four event with Pauline Bird-Hart, Clare Grove, Gillian Webb and Pauline Wright. The crew finished in eighth place.[5]

Personal life

She married fellow international rower Thomas Bishop.[5]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Diana Bishop Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 21 July 1975, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.
  3. ^ "NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (18-20 JULY)". Rowing Story.
  4. ^ Railton, Jim (1 September 1975). "Rowing". The Times. p. 7 – via Times Digital Archives.
  5. ^ a b "Diana Bishop". Olympedia.
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