Gillian Webb married name Gillian Parker (born 12 January 1956) is a retired British

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 in the Olympic Games.

Rowing career

In July 1975 Webb won three gold medals in the coxless pair with

Lin Clark Linda D Clark (née Lacey, born 1 November 1949) is a British rower who competed at the 1976 Olympics and 1980 Olympics . Rowing career Clark took up rowing in 1972, the same year in which she married Olympic rower Jim Clark. She went on to r ...

, rowing for a Civil Service and Stuart Ladies composite, the coxed fours and quadruple sculls, at the 1975 National Rowing Championships. The following month she was part of the coxed four crew that finished in ninth place at the

1975 World Rowing Championships The 1975 World Rowing Championships was the fifth World Rowing Championships. It was held from 21 to 30 August at Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre in Nottingham, England, United Kingdom. Medal summary Medalists at the 1975 World ...

. She competed in the women's coxed four event at the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

, finishing in eighth place. In 1979 she competed in her second World Championships, rowing in the coxed fours again, finishing in tenth place. Also in 1979 she was part of the composite crew that won the coxed fours at the

National Championships A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or competition, contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the be ...

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1956 births Living people British female rowers Olympic rowers for Great Britain Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{UK-rowing-bio-stub