Georgina Evers-Swindell
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Georgina Emma Buchanan Earl ONZM (born 10 October 1978 in Hastings, New Zealand), better known under her maiden name Georgina Evers-Swindell, is a New Zealand former rower. She competed in the double sculls with her identical twin sister Caroline Evers-Swindell, and is a double Olympic gold medallist, having won at Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008. In November 2005 she and her sister were named Rowing Female Crew of the Year by the International Rowing Federation (FISA), and in 2016 they became the first New Zealanders to be awarded the federation's highest award, the Thomas Keller Medal.[1] She currently resides in Napier, New Zealand.
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Birth name | Georgina Emma Buchanan Evers-Swindell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Georgina Emma Buchanan Earl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1978-10-10) 10 October 1978 (age 45) Hastings, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Sam Earl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Hamilton Rowing Club Hawkes Bay Rowing Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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