From start to finish this race was all about the complete domination of Alexandra Tsiavou of Greece. With about 40 strokes rowed, Tsiavou had already gained an open water lead over the field and she continued to move away in a class of her own. This was a one-woman race. Tsiavou has already been recognised for her talent. In 2008 she was part of her country’s Olympic crew finishing sixth in the lightweight double. The following year she was named Greece’s Athlete of the Year.
With such a huge lead Tsiavou did not have to sprint the finish. She left this up to Katherine Copeland of Great Britain and Pamela Weisshaupt of Switzerland. Despite strong crowd support, Brazil’s Fabiana Beltrame could not quite pull herself into a medal position.
At 5’9” Tsiavou is tall for a lightweight rower and as she collected her gold medal in front of a Munich crowd, Tsiavou towered about silver and bronze medallists – Copeland and Weisshaupt.
Results: GRE2, GBR, SUI1, BRA, POL1, NED
Alexandra Tsiavou (GRE) Gold
“Today, I think the race went well for me. There is no secret, There is only training. Sometimes the result will be good sometimes not, but there will always be training.”
“Today, I think the race went well for me. There is no secret, There is only training. Sometimes the result will be good sometimes not, but there will always be training.”
The rest of the story here: worldrowing.com
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