Amanda Cross (rower)

Cross made her Australian representative debut in Montreal in 1984 at the first World Rowing Championships that included lightweight events. There was no FISA championship for the women's eight but Australia sent crews to contest the eights races in anticipation of such events being included in later FISA programmes. The crew performed well taking the silver medal with Cross and her Australian champion team-mate Karin Riedel up the bow end.^[5]

In 1985 Cross was in the two seat of the lightweight coxless four who took the bronze medal at the 1985 World Rowing Championships in Hazewinkel. In 1986 she was selected in the bow seat of the Australian lightweight four who competed at the 1986 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham. That crew placed fourth.^[5] The same crew went on to the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, where they won a silver medal.^[6]

Cross and Pamela Westendorf-Marshall joined Rebecca Joyce and Sally Ninham in the Australian lightweight four in 1990. They gained some international experience with a valuable tour of North America before coming back to Tasmania for the 1990 World Rowing Championships in Lake Barrington. In the final Cross rowed in the bow seat of the Australian four to a silver medal.^[5]

Cross took up coaching after retiring from competitive rowing. She coached the South Australian State Junior Development Team and at Pembroke School and Prince Alfred College.

She competed in surf boats at State and National competitions, coached Surf Lifesaving South Australia State Teams and was a Surf Education Instructor.

• Amanda Cross at World Rowing