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'''Lee-Ann Persse''' is a South African rower.<ref>[http://www.london2012.com/ London2012.com]</ref> At the [[2012 Summer Olympics]], she competed in the [[Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's coxless pair|Women's coxless pair]].
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'''Lee-Ann Persse''' (born 20 November 1988, in Nelspruit) is a South African rower{{refn|name=OlympicBotGeneratedRef|{{cite web|title=Lee-Ann Persse|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/persse-lee-ann-1060420/|work=London 2012|publisher=The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited|accessdate=19 September 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120731010309/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/persse-lee-ann-1060420/|archivedate=31 July 2012}}}}, born in [[Cape Town]] and currently resides in [[Pretoria]]. At the [[2012 Summer Olympics]], she competed in the [[Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's coxless pair|Women's coxless pair]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/lee-ann-persse-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418122013/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/lee-ann-persse-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Lee-Ann Persse Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2017-10-04}}</ref> Persse and her teammate [[Naydene Smith]] were 2nd in the B Final, with the 8th fastest time overall of 7:55.18.<ref>London 2012 Rowing Results - Women's Coxless Pairs, [http://www.london2012.com/rowing/event/women-pair/phase=row021100/doc=summary.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901120205/http://www.london2012.com/rowing/event/women-pair/phase=row021100/doc=summary.html |date=1 September 2012 }} | Retrieved on 29 August 2012</ref> At the [[2016 Summer Olympics]], she competed in the [[Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's coxless pair|women's coxless pair]] with teammate [[Kate Christowitz]]. They finished in 5th place.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/rowing-standings-ro-womens-pair |title=Rio 2016 |website=Rio 2016 |access-date=2016-08-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826094254/https://www.rio2016.com/en/rowing-standings-ro-womens-pair |archivedate=2016-08-26 }}</ref>

Persse began rowing in 2005.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/athletes/athlete/38489/|title=Lee-Ann PERSSE - worldrowing.com|website=www.worldrowing.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-04}}</ref>

She and Smith qualified for the 2012 Olympics by finishing 6th at the [[2011 World Rowing Championships]].<ref name=":0" />


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Latest revision as of 21:49, 24 May 2023

Lee-Ann Persse (born 20 November 1988, in Nelspruit) is a South African rower[1], born in Cape Town and currently resides in Pretoria. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's coxless pair.[2] Persse and her teammate Naydene Smith were 2nd in the B Final, with the 8th fastest time overall of 7:55.18.[3] At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women's coxless pair with teammate Kate Christowitz. They finished in 5th place.[4]

Persse began rowing in 2005.[5]

She and Smith qualified for the 2012 Olympics by finishing 6th at the 2011 World Rowing Championships.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lee-Ann Persse". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Lee-Ann Persse Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  3. ^ London 2012 Rowing Results - Women's Coxless Pairs, [1] Archived 1 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine | Retrieved on 29 August 2012
  4. ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Lee-Ann PERSSE - worldrowing.com". www.worldrowing.com. Retrieved 4 October 2017.