Holly Dunford is a British rower.
Early life
From Tadworth, she became inspired to take up rowing after watching the 2012 London Olympics. She attended Heathside School and the University of Washington.[1][2]
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.[3]
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.[4]
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". British Rowing. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Holly Dunford". Gohuskies. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "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.