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Emma Twigg

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Emma Kimberley Twigg (born 1 March 1987) is a New Zealand rower. A single sculler, she was the 2014 world champion and won gold in her fourth Olympics in Tokyo in July 2021. Previous Olympic appearances were in 2008 (ninth place), 2012 (fourth place), and 2016 (fourth place). She has retired from rowing twice, first for master-level studies in Europe in 2015 and then after the 2016 Olympics, disappointed at having narrowly missed an Olympic medal for the second time. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emma Twigg is the 6,812th most popular athlete (down from 6,747th in 2019), the 294th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 277th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular New Zealander Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Emma Twigg ranks 6,812 out of 6,025Before her are Apostolos Parellis, Michael Foley, Karla Borger, Jonathan Sacoor, Zofia Klepacka, and Oussama Oueslati. After her are Paige McPherson, Mohamed Mahmoud, Cédric Charlier, Jorre Verstraeten, Blanca Toledano, and Mikhail Akimenko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Emma Twigg ranks 1,656Before her are Tetsuya Funatsu, Motofumi Ohashi, Owain Fôn Williams, Hirotaka Uchizono, Kohei Mishima, and Lauren Storm. After her are Ayaka Kikuchi, Valentin Roberge, Cédric Charlier, Irina Ektova, Tatsuya Onodera, and Dax McCarty.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Emma Twigg ranks 294 out of 303Before her are Amber Hearn (1984), Abby Erceg (1989), Peter Taylor (1984), Erin Nayler (1992), Ellesse Andrews (1999), and Kane Williamson (1990). After her are Sam Gaze (1995), Daniel Vettori (1979), George Bridgewater (1983), Kelsey Bevan (1990), Rushlee Buchanan (1988), and Sarpreet Singh (1999).

Among ATHLETES In New Zealand

Among athletes born in New Zealand, Emma Twigg ranks 52Before her are Natalie Rooney (1988), Peter Burling (1991), Eliza McCartney (1996), Kerri Gowler (1993), Nathan Cohen (1986), and Peter Taylor (1984). After her are George Bridgewater (1983), Kelsey Bevan (1990), Tom Murray (1994), Emma Dyke (1995), Jackie Gowler (1996), and Grace Prendergast (1992).