Alison Margaret Knowles (born 27 March 1982 in

Bournemouth Bournemouth ( ) is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole unitary authority area, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. At the 2021 census, the built-up area had a population of 196,455, making it the largest ...

) is a British rower who competed at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

Rowing career

Knowles competed 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 ...

at the 2008 Olympic Games but could not row in the final due to illness. She was part of the British squad that topped the medal table at the

2011 World Rowing Championships The 2011 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 28 August to 4 September 2011 at Lake Bled, adjoining the Slovenian city of Bled. The annual week-long rowing regatta is organized by World Rowing Federatio ...

Bled Bled (; ,''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 146. in older sources also ''Feldes'') is a town on Lake Bled in the Upper Carniolan regio ...

, where she won a bronze medal as part of the eight with Jo Cook, Jessica Eddie, Louisa Reeve, Natasha Page,

Lindsey Maguire Lindsey Maguire (born 15 January 1982) is a British rower who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Personal life Maguire was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her mother is former long jumper, Moira Walls. Maguire studied maths and psychology at t ...

, Katie Greves, Victoria Thornley and Caroline O'Connor.

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* * * * 1982 births Living people English female rowers Sportspeople from Bournemouth Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Great Britain World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain 21st-century English sportswomen {{UK-rowing-bio-stub