Jackie Kiddle
New Zealand rower (born 1994)
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Jackie Kiddle (born 16 July 1994) is a rower from New Zealand. She participated in Woman's rowing sport and represented New Zealand in several International Championships(including U23).
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| Nationality | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 July 1994 New Plymouth, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Lightweight double sculls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Star Boating Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Life
Kiddle received her education at Wellington Girls' College, and she took up rowing in 2008 in her final year.[1] She represented New Zealand at the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival.[2] Kiddle's first appearance at a FISA event was at the 2014 World Rowing U23 Championships in Varese, Italy, where she came fourth in the lightweight single sculls.[3] At the 2015 World Rowing U23 Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, she won gold in the lightweight double sculls with Zoe McBride, setting a new world best time.[4] At the 2016 World Rowing U23 Championships at the Willem-Alexander Baan in Rotterdam, Netherlands, she won a silver medal lightweight double sculls with Lucy Jonas.[5] At the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota, Florida, she won a silver medal in the lightweight double sculls partnered with Zoe McBride.[6] At the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, McBride and Kiddle came sixth in the lightweight double sculls.[7]
Kiddle completed an MSc in animal behaviour at the University of Waikato in 2021.[8][9]
