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Alison Davies
Personal information
Full name
  • Alison Nicole Davies
  • Alison Nicole Fallon
Born (1974-09-26) 26 September 1974 (age 50)
Adelaide, South Australia
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportRowing
ClubAdelaide University Boat Club
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Australia
World Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1993 Racice W2-
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Indianapolis W4-
Junior World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Montreal W2-
Commonwealth Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1994 Ontario Coxless four
Silver medal – second place 1994 Ontario Eight

Alison Nicole Fallon (née Davies, born 26 September 1974) is an Australian rower. She was a junior world champion in 1992 and competed at two Olympic Games and at four senior World Rowing Championships.[1][2]

State rowing

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Davies made State selection to represent South Australia in a youth coxless four competing for the Bicentennial Cup at the 1992 Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships.[3] For six consecutive years 1993 to 1998 she represented South Australia racing for the Women's Interstate Four Championship.[4] Her crews won the championship in 1994 and 1996 when she stroked the boat.[5] Since 1999 the Women's Interstate Open event has been raced in eights. Davies rowed in the 1999 and 2000 South Australian eights.

International representative rowing

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Davies was first selected to represent Australia at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Montreal in a coxless pair with her South Australian team mate Victoria Toogood. They won the world junior title.[6] She made the Australian senior team for the 1993 World Rowing Championships, raced a W2- with Victoria Toogood and won silver.[7] The following year at Indianapolis 1994 she was in the bow seat of the W4- and won the bronze medal with Toogood, Kate Slatter and Megan Still.[8]

For Tampere 1995 and St. Catharines 1999 Davies was selected in Australian women's eight.[9] She competed at the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Olympics in the women's eight which both placed fifth.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alison Davies". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Alison Fallon (nee Davies)". The Mosman Sporting Wall of Fame. 28 August 2017.
  3. ^ "1992 Interstate Regatta". Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  4. ^ "1993 Interstate Regatta". Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  5. ^ "1996 Interstate Regatta". Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  6. ^ "1992 Junior Championships at Guerin Foster". Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  7. ^ "1993 World Championships at Guerin Foster". Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  8. ^ "1994 World Championships at Guerin Foster". Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  9. ^ a b Davies at World Rowing
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