Jane Rumball
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 Canada
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| Born | Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University team | University of Western Ontario | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fredericton Rowing Club, Don Rowing Club of Mississauga, Western Rowing Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 4th Beijing 2008 Eights (W8+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jane Thornton, MD PhD is a Canadian rower and international advocate for physical activity. She was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
She won a gold medal at the 2006 World Rowing Championships in the women's coxless pairs with Darcy Marquardt. She finished in fourth place at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China in the women's eights with Ashley Brzozowicz, Darcy Marquardt, Buffy Williams, Sarah Bonikowsky, Romina Stefancic, Andréanne Morin, Heather Mandoli and cox Lesley Thompson-Willie.
Thornton earned a BDc, MSc and Ph.D. in Kinesiology and Sport Medicine from the University of Western Ontario before attending medical school at the University of Toronto, where she added an MD to her list of academic credentials. Following medical school, she undertook a year of medical residency abroad in Switzerland and gained valuable international experience to fuel her passion for the use of physical activity for prevention and treatment of chronic disease.
From 2001 to 2011, Thornton competed as a member of Canada’s National Rowing Team.
One of her chief accomplishments during this time was an undefeated international season in the Women’s Pair with partner Darcy Marquardt that culminated in victory at the 2006 World Rowing Championships at Eton-Dorney, UK. The duo qualified the Women’s Pair for the Beijing 2008 Olympics the following year at the 2007 World Rowing Championships.
In the spring of 2008, Thornton was assigned to stroke the Women’s Eight at the final Olympic qualification regatta where the crew secured a berth for the Games. That crew went on to come fourth in Beijing by the narrowest of margins (just 0.72 seconds separated 2nd place from 4th).
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