Lee-Ann Persse (born 20 November 1988, in Nelspruit) is a South African rower, born in Cape Town and currently resides in Pretoria. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's coxless pair. Persse and her teammate Naydene Smith were 2nd in the B Final, with the 8th fastest time overall of 7:55.18. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women's coxless pair with teammate Kate Christowitz. They finished in 5th place.
Persse began rowing in 2005.
She and Smith qualified for the 2012 Olympics by finishing 6th at the 2011 World Rowing Championships.
References
- "Lee-Ann Persse". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- "Lee-Ann Persse Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- London 2012 Rowing Results - Women's Coxless Pairs, Archived 1 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine | Retrieved on 29 August 2012
- "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Lee-Ann PERSSE - worldrowing.com". www.worldrowing.com. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
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