Gabrielle Smith
{{Short description|Canadian rower (born 1994)}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|10|24|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario
| height = 180 cm
| weight = 80 kg
| country = Canada
| sport = Rowing
| event = Double Sculls
| universityteam = McGill University, University of Oxford
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Women's rowing}}
{{MedalCountry|{{CAN}}}}
{{MedalComp|World Championships}}
{{MedalBronze|2022 Račice|Eight}}
}}
Gabrielle Smith (born October 24, 1994) is a Canadian rower from Unionville, Ontario.{{cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/gabrielle-smith/|title=Gabrielle Smith|website=www.olympic.ca/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|access-date=20 June 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://rowingcanada.org/team/gabrielle-smith/|title=Gabrielle Smith|website=www.rowingcanada.org/|publisher=Rowing Canada|access-date=20 June 2021}}
Career
At the 2019 World Rowing Championships, Smith along with partner Andrea Proske finished fourth in the women's double sculls, qualifying the boat for the 2020 Olympics.
Smith took part in the 2021 edition of The Boat Race as a member of the Oxford crew. She completed a MSc in Water Science, Policy and Management at Oxford, having previously studied at McGill University.{{cite web |title=Rowers In The Boat Race |url=https://www.theboatrace.org/profiles-oxford-womens-team |website=The Boat Race |access-date=13 August 2022}}
In June 2021, Smith was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team in the women's double sculls with partner Jessica Sevick. Andrea Proske, her partner from 2019, was instead named to the eights boat.{{cite news|url=https://olympic.ca/2021/06/15/team-canada-to-have-29-rowers-in-10-events-at-tokyo-2020/|title=Team Canada to have 29 rowers in 10 events at Tokyo 2020|last=Nichols|first=Paula|date=15 June 2021|website=www.olympic.ca/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|accessdate=15 June 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://rowingcanada.org/largest-canadian-rowing-team-in-25-years-nominated-to-represent-team-canada-at-tokyo-2020/|title=Largest Canadian rowing team in 25 years nominated to represent Team Canada at Tokyo 2020|date=15 June 2021|website=www.rowingcanada.org/|publisher=Rowing Canada|access-date=15 June 2021}}
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Category:Canadian female rowers
Category:Olympic rowers for Canada
Category:Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:McGill University alumni
Category:Alumni of Regent's Park College, Oxford
Category:21st-century Canadian sportswomen
Category:World Rowing Championships medalists for Canada
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