Caroline Teresa O'Connor (born 25 April 1983 in

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) is a British

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who finished fifth in the women's eight at the

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Rowing career

O'Connor finished in fifth place in the

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at the 2008 Olympic Games. She was part of the British squad that topped the medal table at the

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, where she won a bronze medal as part of the eight with

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, Jo Cook, Jessica Eddie, Louisa Reeve,

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, Katie Greves and

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