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Michelle Darvill

Personal information

Birth name

Michelle Denise Darvill

Born

21 August 1965 (age 59)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Height

172 cm (5 ft 8 in)^[1]

Weight

59 kg (130 lb)^[1]

Sport

Rowing

Medal record

World Rowing Championships

Representing Canada
	1992 Montreal	LW2x
	1993 Račice	LW1x
Representing Germany
	1995 Tampere	LW2x
	1997 Aiguebelette	LW2x
	2000 Zagreb	LW4x

Michelle Denise Darvill (born 21 August 1965) is a retired rower. Born in Toronto, she first competed for Canada, but later change allegiance to Germany. She was world champion in three different lightweight boat classes, once for Canada and twice for Germany, and represented Germany at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Since 2009, she has been coaching the Canadian under 23 women's team.

Early life

Darvill was born in 1965 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada,^[1] and grew up in Mississauga.^[2] In her youth, she was a competitive swimmer. She took up rowing when she was at university as a social activity.^[2]

Rowing for Canada

At the 1991 World Rowing Championships, she came fourth in the lightweight women's double sculls for Canada.^[3] At the 1992 World Rowing Championships, she won silver in the same event.^[4] At the 1993 World Rowing Championships, she won gold in the lightweight women's single sculls.^[5] At the 1994 World Rowing Championships, she came fifth in the same event.^[6]

Rowing for Germany

As a holder of dual citizenship, Darvill competed for Germany from 1995.^[2] At the 1995 World Rowing Championships, she won bronze in the lightweight women's double sculls, partnering with Ruth Kaps.^[7] Kaps and Darvill competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the same event and came eighth.^[1] Partnering with Angelika Brand, they became lightweight women's double sculls world champions in 1997.^[8] At the 2000 World Rowing Championships, she competed in the lightweight women's quadruple sculls and became world champion.^[9] She retired from competitive rowing after the 2000 season.^[2]

Post-competitive rowing career

Since 2009, she has been the lead coach for Canada's under 23 women's team.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Michelle Darvill". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Canada's under-23 Darvill dynamic". International Rowing Federation. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
^ "(LW2x) Lightweight Women's Double Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
^ "(LW2x) Lightweight Women's Double Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
^ "(LW1x) Lightweight Women's Single Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
^ "(LW1x) Lightweight Women's Single Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
^ "(LW2x) Lightweight Women's Double Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
^ "(LW2x) Lightweight Women's Double Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
^ "(LW4x) Lightweight Women's Quadruple Sculls - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 7 December 2016.

World champions – Lightweight women's single sculls

FISA championships

1984: Alrun Urbach

Official world championships

v t e World champions – Lightweight women's double sculls
FISA championships	1984: (Elisabeth Fraas, Kirsten Jensen-Plum)
Official world championships	1985: (Lin Clark, Beryl Crockford) 1986: (Chris Ernst, Carey Sands-Marden) 1987: (Janice Mason, Heather Hattin) 1988: (Laurien Vermulst, Ellen Meliesie) 1989: (Carey Sands-Marden, Kristine Karlson) 1990: (Ulla Jensen, Regitze Siggaard) 1991: (Claudia Waldi, Christiane Weber) 1992: (Claudia Waldi, Christiane Weber) 1993: (Colleen Miller, Wendy Wiebe) 1994: (Colleen Miller, Wendy Wiebe) 1995: (Colleen Miller, Wendy Wiebe) 1997: (Angelika Brand, Michelle Darvill) 1998: (Christine Collins, Sarah Garner) 1999: (Constanța Burcică, Camelia Macoviciuc) 2001: (Janet Radünzel, Claudia Blasberg) 2002: (Sally Causby, Amber Halliday) 2003: (Marie-Louise Dräger, Claudia Blasberg) 2005: (Daniela Reimer, Marie-Louise Dräger) 2006: (Xu Dongxiang, Yan Shimin) 2007: (Amber Halliday, Marguerite Houston) 2009: (Christina Giazitzidou, Alexandra Tsiavou) 2010: (Lindsay Jennerich, Tracy Cameron) 2011: (Christina Giazitzidou, Alexandra Tsiavou) 2013: (Laura Milani, Elisabetta Sancassani) 2014: (Sophie MacKenzie, Julia Edward) 2015: (Sophie MacKenzie, Julia Edward) 2017: (Ionela-Livia Lehaci, Gianina Beleagă) 2018: (Ionela Cozmiuc, Gianina Beleagă) 2019: (Zoe McBride, Jackie Kiddle) 2022: (Emily Craig, Imogen Grant) 2023: (Emily Craig, Imogen Grant)
Since 1996, this boat class has been an Olympic event; see Olympic champions – Women's lightweight double sculls

World champions – Lightweight women's quadruple sculls

1997: (Christiane Brand, Nicole Faust, Christine Morawitz, Gunda Reimers)
1998: (Nicole Faust, Anna Kleinz, Christine Morawitz, Valerie Viehoff)
1999: (Molly Brock, Mary Angie Cummins, Sara Den Besten, Sherri Kiklas)
2000: (Maja Darmstadt, Michelle Darvill, Anna Kleinz, Karin Stephan)
2001: (Catriona Roach, Sally Causby, Amber Halliday, Josephine Lips)
2002: (Zita van de Walle, Marguerite Houston, Miranda Bennett, Hannah Every-Hall)
2003: (Li Quan, Deng Yanping, Tan Meiyun, Zhou Weijuan)
2004: (Wang Yanni, Deng Yanping, Tan Meiyun, Zhou Weijuan)
2005: (Tracy Cameron, Mara Jones, Elizabeth Urbach, Melanie Kok)
2006: (Yu Hua, Chen Haixia, Fan Xuefei, Liu Jing)
2007: (Bronwen Watson, Miranda Bennett, Alice McNamara, Tara Kelly)
2008: (Ingrid Fenger, Bronwen Watson, Miranda Bennett, Alice McNamara)
2009: (Lena Müller, Helke Nieschlag, Laura Tibitanzl, Julia Kroeger)
2010: (Lena Müller, Daniela Reimer, Anja Noske, Marie-Louise Dräger)
2011: (Stephanie Cullen, Imogen Walsh, Kathryn Twyman, Andrea Dennis)
2012: (Magdalena Kemnitz, Jaclyn Halko, Agnieszka Renc, Weronika Deresz)
2013: (Mirte Kraaijkamp, Maaike Head, Rianne Sigmond, Marie-Anne Frenken)
2014: (Mirte Kraaijkamp, Elisabeth Woerner, Maaike Head, Ilse Paulis)
2015: (Katrin Thoma, Leonie Pieper, Lena Müller, Anja Noske)
2016: (Brianna Stubbs, Emily Craig, Imogen Walsh, Eleanor Piggott)
2017: (Asja Maregotto, Paola Piazzolla, Federica Cesarini, Giovanna Schettino)
2018: (Wu Qiang, Liang Guoru, Chen Fang, Pan Dandan)
2019: (Giulia Mignemi, Greta Martinelli,Silvia Crosio, Arianna Noseda)
2022: (Ilaria Corazza, Giulia Mignemi, Silvia Crosio, Arianna Noseda)

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