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'''Eleanor "Ellie" Piggott''' (born 16 May 1991)<ref name="brit"/> is an English [[Rowing|rower]], who won a gold medal as part of the Great Britain rowing squad at the [[2016 World Rowing Championships]], in the Women's [[Quad scull]]s event.<ref>[http://www.worldrowing.com/assets/pdfs/WCHIE_2016/ROM142101_C73.pdf LM4x results]</ref>
'''Eleanor "Ellie" Piggott''' (born 16 May 1991)<ref name="brit"/> is an English [[Rowing|rower]], who won a gold medal as part of the Great Britain rowing squad at the [[2016 World Rowing Championships]], in the Women's [[Quad scull]]s event.<ref>[http://www.worldrowing.com/assets/pdfs/WCHIE_2016/ROM142101_C73.pdf LM4x results]</ref>


Piggott comes from [[Bedford]]. She is a graduate of [[St Hugh's College, Oxford]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.st-hughs.ox.ac.uk/alumni-friends/telethon-2-2-2/|title=2018 Telephone Campaign|website=St Hugh's College, Oxford|access-date=30 June 2018}}</ref> and a member of [[Wallingford, Oxfordshire|Wallingford]] Rowing Club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/sport/more-sport/ellie-s-elite-bid-1-8057714|title=Ellie’s elite bid|date=15 July 2017|website=Bedford Today|access-date=30 June 2018}}</ref>
Piggott comes from [[Bedford]]. She is a graduate of [[Pembroke College, Oxford]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pmb.ox.ac.uk/news/gold-pembroke-duo-2016-rowing-world-championships/|title=Gold for Pembroke Duo in 2016 Rowing World Championships|website=Pemrboke College, Oxford|access-date=25 September 2018}}</ref>


She won her first gold at the World Rowing U23 Championships in 2013.<ref name="brit">{{cite web|url=https://www.britishrowing.org/athlete/eleanor-ellie-piggott/|title=Eleanor Piggott|website=British Rowing|access-date=30 June 2018}}</ref> At the [[2015 World Rowing Championships]], she was part of the British crew that won the silver medal.<ref>[http://www.worldrowing.com/assets/pdfs/WCH_2015/ROW142101_C73.pdf LW4x results]</ref> At the [[2016 World Rowing Championships|2016 championships]], her crew fought off competition from Germany and China, to finish with a time of 7:10:60 in the final.
She won her first gold at the World Rowing U23 Championships in 2013.<ref name="brit">{{cite web|url=https://www.britishrowing.org/athlete/eleanor-ellie-piggott/|title=Eleanor Piggott|website=British Rowing|access-date=30 June 2018}}</ref> At the [[2015 World Rowing Championships]], she was part of the British crew that won the silver medal.<ref>[http://www.worldrowing.com/assets/pdfs/WCH_2015/ROW142101_C73.pdf LW4x results]</ref> At the [[2016 World Rowing Championships|2016 championships]], her crew fought off competition from Germany and China, to finish with a time of 7:10:60 in the final.

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Eleanor Piggott
Born16 May 1991
NationalityUnited Kingdom
EducationUniversity of Oxford
Known forRowing
Eleanor Piggott
Personal information
Born16 May 1991 (1991-05-16) (age 33)
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rotterdam Lwt quad sculls
Silver medal – second place 2015 Aiguebelette Lwt quad sculls

Eleanor "Ellie" Piggott (born 16 May 1991)[1] is an English rower, who won a gold medal as part of the Great Britain rowing squad at the 2016 World Rowing Championships, in the Women's Quad sculls event.[2]

Piggott comes from Bedford. She is a graduate of Pembroke College, Oxford,[3]

She won her first gold at the World Rowing U23 Championships in 2013.[1] At the 2015 World Rowing Championships, she was part of the British crew that won the silver medal.[4] At the 2016 championships, her crew fought off competition from Germany and China, to finish with a time of 7:10:60 in the final.

Piggott represented Great Britain at the first stage of the 2018 World Rowing Cup in Belgrade, and at the second stage of the event in Ottensheim.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Eleanor Piggott". British Rowing. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  2. ^ LM4x results
  3. ^ "Gold for Pembroke Duo in 2016 Rowing World Championships". Pemrboke College, Oxford. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  4. ^ LW4x results
  5. ^ "Eleanor Piggott". World Rowing. Retrieved 30 June 2018.