Jackie Kiddle (born 16 July 1994) is a rower from New Zealand. She participated in Woman's rowing sport and represented New Zealand in several International Championships(including U23).

Jackie Kiddle
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealand
Born (1994-07-16) 16 July 1994 (age 30)
New Plymouth, New Zealand
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportRowing
EventLightweight double sculls
ClubStar Boating Club
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  New Zealand
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Ottensheim Lwt double sculls
Silver medal – second place 2017 Sarasota Lwt double sculls
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Račice Lwt single sculls
World Championships (U23)
Gold medal – first place 2015 Plovdiv Lwt double sculls
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rotterdam Lwt double sculls

Life

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Kiddle received her education at Wellington Girls' College, and she took up rowing in 2008 in her final year.[1] She represented New Zealand at the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival.[2] Kiddle's first appearance at a FISA event was at the 2014 World Rowing U23 Championships in Varese, Italy, where she came fourth in the lightweight single sculls.[3] At the 2015 World Rowing U23 Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, she won gold in the lightweight double sculls with Zoe McBride, setting a new world best time.[4] At the 2016 World Rowing U23 Championships at the Willem-Alexander Baan in Rotterdam, Netherlands, she won a silver medal lightweight double sculls with Lucy Jonas.[5] At the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota, Florida, she won a silver medal in the lightweight double sculls partnered with Zoe McBride.[6] At the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, McBride and Kiddle came sixth in the lightweight double sculls.[7]

Kiddle completed an MSc in animal behaviour at the University of Waikato in 2021.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "be original be the first". laszloboats. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Jackie Kiddle". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  3. ^ "(BLW1x) U23 Lightweight Women's Single Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Zoe McBride, Jackie Kiddle produce record time at world under-23 rowing champs". Stuff.co.nz. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  5. ^ "(BLW2x) U23 Lightweight Women's Double Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  6. ^ "(LW2x) Lightweight Women's Double Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  7. ^ "(LW2x) Lightweight Women's Double Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  8. ^ Kiddle, Jackie (2021). Play behaviour in domestic goat kids. The influences of flooring surface and heat supplementation, and potential implications for welfare (Masters thesis). Waikato Research Commons, University of Waikato. hdl:10289/14525.
  9. ^ "Jackie Kiddle : RowingNZ". rowingnz.kiwi. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
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