Kerri Williams

Kerri Leigh Williams MNZM (née Gowler; born 18

Kerri Williams
December 1993) is a New Zealand rower.[3] She is a
MNZM
national champion, an Olympic champion and double
medallist, a three-time world champion and a current
(2019) world champion in both the coxless pair and the
women's eight. Williams was born in Raetihi in
1993.[4] She is of Māori descent, affiliating with
Rangitāne iwi.[5] She received her education at Nga
Tawa Diocesan School in Marton. The school first
started to offer a rowing programme in 2008 and a year
later, Williams took this up. At the time, she was also
competing as an equestrian but soon started focussing
on rowing so much that she had to choose one of the
sports. Her trainer told her three weeks after she had
started rowing that she would one day represent New
Zealand. Jackie Gowler, her younger sister by three
years, took up rowing in 2010 inspired by her success; Williams in 2022
they have both made it into the New Zealand national Personal information
rowing team. Their elder sister, Jaimee Gowler,
Birth name Kerri Leigh Gowler
remains active with horse riding.[6][7] After school,
Williams became a member of the Aramoho Wanganui Born 18 December 1993
Raetihi, New Zealand
Rowing Club.[4]
Education Nga Tawa Diocesan School[1]
Williams' international career started in 2013 with the
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
women's eight. After participation in two World
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)[2]
Rowing Cups she won the B-final at the 2013 World
Rowing Championships in Chungju, South Korea.[8] Relative Jackie Gowler (sister)
Williams won the gold medal in the coxless four at the Sport
2014 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam Country New Zealand
alongside Kayla Pratt, Kelsey Bevan, and Grace
Sport Rowing
Prendergast.[9] With the women's eight, she came
fourth at the 2016 Rio Olympics.[10] She is New Event(s) Coxless pair, Coxless four, Eight

Zealand Olympian number 1278.[4] Club Aramaho Wanganui

Medal record
At the 2017 World Rowing Championships, she
Women's rowing
became world champion in the women's pair partnered
with Prendergast.[11] Williams and Prendergast Representing New Zealand
regained that title at the 2019 World Rowing Olympic Games
Championships. 2020 Tokyo Coxless pair
2020 Tokyo Eight
Competing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at the Sea 2024 Paris Coxless four
Forest Waterway, Prendergast and Williams won their World Championships
heat,[12] the semi-final in a new world best time 2014 Amsterdam Coxless four
(beaten ten minutes earlier by Greece in the first semi-
2017 Sarasota Coxless pair
final), and the A final, for Olympic gold.[13][14] They
also won the heat in the eight, just three hours after 2019 Ottensheim Coxless pair

their pair's heat.[12] In the final, the New Zealand eight 2019 Ottensheim Eight
won silver behind Canada.[15] 2022 Račice Coxless pair
2018 Plovdiv Coxless pair
In the 2022 Queen's Birthday and Platinum Jubilee
2015 Aiguebelette Coxless pair
Honours, Williams was appointed a Member of the
New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to 2015 Aiguebelette Eight
rowing.[16]

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External links
Kerri Gowler (https://worldrowing.com/athlete/43787) at World Rowing
Kerri Gowler (https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/kerri-gowler) at Olympics.com
Kerri Gowler (https://www.olympic.org.nz/athletes/kerri-gowler/) at the New Zealand Olympic
Committee
Kerri Gowler (https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/131320) at Olympedia

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