Annabel Vernon

Annabel Morwenna Vernon (born 1 September 1982) is a retired British rower.

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Annabel Vernon

Vernon in 2010
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Born	1 September 1982 (1982-09) (age 43) Truro, Cornwall, England
Medal record Representing  Great Britain Women's rowing Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Quadruple sculls World Championships 2007 Munich Quadruple sculls 2010 Karapiro Quadruple sculls 2009 Poznan Double sculls

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She was born in Truro, Cornwall. She was educated at St Minver Primary School then Wadebridge School,^[1] Downing College, Cambridge, and King's College London (MA International Relations).

Vernon started rowing at Castle Dore Rowing Club at Golant in Cornwall when she was 17, influenced by her elder brother and father. She read history at Downing College, Cambridge, where she rowed in the women's Blue Boat in 2003,^[2] under the presidency of Ruth de Las Casas. She was a member of Rob Roy Boat Club while in Cambridge, then represented Thames Rowing Club and now rows under Marlow Rowing Club colours.

She represented Great Britain in the Women's Quadruple Sculls at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, winning a silver medal.^[3] She was selected to row in the women's eight at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[4] The crew reached the A Final of the event, and finished fifth.^[3]

After retiring from active competition she embarked on a journalistic, media and speaking career.

In 2019 she published her first book, Mind Games,^[5] with Bloomsbury Publishing, which looks at the psychology of elite sport through a mixture of academic theories and interviews with sports people.