Jane Mary Cross (born 25 August 1961) is a former 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 at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

Rowing career

Cross first became interested in rowing at a young age when she was part of the Wraysbury Skiff and Punting Club, which led to joining the Weybridge Ladies ARC in 1977. In 1979 she competed in the FISA Youth Championships before joining the British senior squad the same year. In 1980 she was selected to represent Great Britain in the women's coxed four event at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. The crew which consisted of Cross, Pauline Janson, Bridget Buckley,

Pauline Hart Pauline Bird-Hart (born 31 July 1957) is a British retired rower who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics. Rowing career Bird married fellow national champion rower Michael Hart in late 1976, then competing as Paul ...

and Sue Brown (cox) finished in sixth place. She was part of the quadruple sculls which won the national title, rowing for a

Kingston Kingston may refer to: Places * List of places called Kingston, including the six most populated: ** Kingston, Jamaica ** Kingston upon Hull, England ** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia ** Kingston, Ontario, Canada ** Kingston upon Thames, ...

and

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composite, with Caroline Casey,

Sarah Hunter-Jones Sarah Hunter-Jones, married name Sarah Daniell (born 1 February 1959), is a former British rower who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Rowing career Hunter-Jones was part of the quadruple sculls, that won the national title, rowing for a Ki ...

, Bernadette Carroll and Sue Brown (cox), at the 1981 National Championships and was part of the eight that won the national title, rowing for an A.R.A Composite, at the 1982 National Rowing Championships.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cross, Jane 1961 births Living people British female rowers Olympic rowers for Great Britain Rowers at the 1980 Summer Olympics