Alexa Forbes (born 2 April 1961) is a British retired

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

who competed at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...

Early life

She grew up in

Newark-on-Trent Newark-on-Trent () or Newark is a market town and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district in Nottinghamshire, England. It is on the River Trent, and was historically a major inland port. The A1 road (Great Britain), A1 road bypasses th ...

, the daughter of rower Brian Forbes, and sister of Stuart Forbes (rower).

Rowing career

Forbes was part of the eight, that won the national title rowing for Great Britain senior squad boat, at the 1981 National Championships. This led to selection for the

1981 World Rowing Championships The 1981 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 30 August to 6 September 1981 at Oberschleißheim Regatta Course in Oberschleißheim near Munich, West Germany. Medal summary Men's events Women's events ...

in Munich. The following year she was part of the eight that won the national title, rowing for an A.R.A squad, at the 1982 National Rowing Championships. Subsequently she went to her second World Championships, rowing at the

1982 World Rowing Championships The 1982 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 28 to 29 August 1982 at Rotsee in Lucerne, Switzerland. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table References {{World Rowing Champi ...

in Lucerne. In 1984, she was selected to represent Great Britain in the

women's eight An eight, abbreviated as an 8+, is a racing shell used in competitive rowing (crew). It is designed for eight rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars, and is steered by a coxswain, or "cox". Each of the eight rowers has one oar. The rowers ...

event at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. The team which consisted of

Astrid Ayling Astrid Ayling (née Hohl; born 9 December 1951) is a retired German and British rower. She competed for Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics. Rowing career In 1975 she finished fourth in the double sculls for W ...

, Ann Callaway,

Gillian Hodges Gillian 'Gill' Hodges (born 13 August 1957) is a British retired rower who competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics. Rowing career Hodges was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1980 Olympic Games, where she was ...

, Kate Holroyd, Belinda Holmes, Sarah Hunter-Jones, Kate McNicol and Sue Bailey (cox) finished in fifth place. She represented

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and won a gold medal in the lightweight coxless four, at the

1986 Commonwealth Games The 1986 Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, between 24 July and 2 August 1986. This was the second Commonwealth Games to be held in Edinburgh. Thirty two of the eligible fifty nine countries (largely African, Asian and Caribbe ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Forbes, Alexa 1961 births Living people British female rowers Olympic rowers for Great Britain Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Darlington Sportspeople from Newark-on-Trent Rowers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games gold medallists in rowing Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games 20th-century British sportswomen