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EVENT: Women’s Double Sculls

Brooke Francis (née Donoghue) is an Olympic champion and an Olympic silver medallist, having stood on the podium at both the Paris 2024 and the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Francis’ gold medal win came in the women’s double scull with boatmate Lucy Spoors at Paris 2024.

The New Zealanders were in fourth place early in the race but gradually moved through the field, hitting the lead with 550 metres remaining.

The pair were neck and neck with the Romanians but had enough left to reach the line first by less than a quarter of a second. They were timed at 6min 50.45s, with the Romanians second in 6min 50.69s. Great Britain were third, 2½ seconds further back.

The New Zealanders’ hard-earned victory was notable as both Francis an

Brooke Francis

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