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.[3] She also set a new national record for under-18s on the indoor rowing machine.[4] In December 2017 she won the SportsAid one-to-watch award.[5]
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.[6]
She was a silver medalist at the 2024 European Rowing Championships in Szeged, Hungary.[7]
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.
- ^ "Rower Holly Dunford makes final three of Sportsaid's One-to-Watch award". British Rowing. November 16, 2017.
- ^ Trehan, Dev (25 November 2017). "Holly Dunford wins prestigious SportsAid award". Sky Sports. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Dunford using World Cup as European Championships building block". Hexham-Courant. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Great Britain tops medal table for third consecutive year at the European Rowing Championships". British Rowing. April 28, 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.