Olivia McMurray

Olivia McMurray (born April 12, 1993) is a national team rower from Canada. McMurray became a Pan American Games champion when she won gold in women's eight at the 2023 Pan Am Games in Santiago. She also won a silver medal at the same games in the coxless pair with Abigail Dent.[3][4] She placed 4th in the Mixed Eight final.

Olivia McMurray
Personal information
Nationality Canada
Born (1993-04-12) April 12, 1993
Red Deer, Alberta[1]
Home townAirdrie, Alberta
Sport
College teamCalgary[2]
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
2023 SantiagoEight
2023 SantiagoCoxless pair

International career

McMurray first represented Canada at the 2014 Commonwealth Rowing Championships in Strathclyde, Scotland, where she placed 4th in the Women's Pair event and 3rd in the Mixed Eight event.[5]

In February 2023, McMurray was named to the Canadian Pan American Games Qualification Regatta team.[6] She won a gold medal in the Women's Pair event, and placed 4th in the Women's Four event, thereby qualifying the full quota of women's sweep spots for Canada at the Pan American Games (Rowing at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification).[7]

In September 2023, McMurray was named to the Canadian Pan American Games Team,[8][9] in the Women's Eight, Women's Pair and Mixed Eight events. She placed 4th in the Mixed Eight, won a silver medal in the Women's Pair, and became the first-ever Pan American Games champion in the Women's Eight (2023 was the first time the Women's Eight had been contested at the Pan American Games).[10] Rowing at the 2023 Pan American Games

References
  1. "Olivia McMurray profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  2. "Former U of C Dinos Rowing Club team member Olivia McMurray represented Canada at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland". University of Calgary Dinos. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  3. "Canada wins Pan Am Games rowing gold in women's 8 by nearly 4 seconds over U.S." CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. October 24, 2023.
  4. Doug Harrison (October 24, 2023). "Mac Neil matches Canadian mark with 4th Pan Am Games gold, tying U.S. swimmer in 50m freestyle". CBC Sports.
  5. "Former U of C Dinos Rowing Club team member Olivia McMurray represented Canada at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland". University of Calgary Dinos. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  6. "Pan Am Games Qualification Regatta Team Announced". Rowing Canada. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  7. "Women's sweep gold highlight PanAm Qualification Regatta". Rowing Canada. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  8. "Canada's Santiago 2023 rowing team announced". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  9. "Canada's Santiago 2023 rowing team announced". Rowing Canada. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  10. "Team Canada Golden at the Pan Am Games Regatta". Rowing Canada. Retrieved November 10, 2023.


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