Holly Dunford is a British rower.
Early life
From Tadworth, she attended Heathside School and the University of Washington.
Career
Dunford won gold for Great Britain at the junior World Championships in Lithuania in 2017, alongside Zoe Adamson in the women's double. She also had with three first-place finishes in the single sculls at the GB Rowing Team Junior trials, and set a new national record for under-18s on the indoor rowing machine. In December 2017 she won the SportsAid one-to-watch award.[1]
Dunford won a silver medal in the Great Britain women's eight at 2019 World Rowing Under-23 Championships.
She won gold in the Great Britain women's four at 2021 World Rowing Under-23 Championships
She made her debut in a senior British vest at the World Cup regatta in Italy in April 2024, winning silver in the four and the eight.[2]
She was a silver medalist at the 2024 European Rowing Championships in Szeged, Hungary.
Personal life
She has two siblings, Rachel and William, both her brother and sister are rowers.
References
- ^ "Holly Dunford: SportsAid One-to-Watch award goes to world junior rowing champion". BBC Sport. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Dunford using World Cup as European Championships building block". Hexham-Courant. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.