21 Mar 2024

NZ Sporting History: Emma Twigg

From Afternoons, 2:30 pm on 21 March 2024

For today's NZ Sporting history we speak to one of Aotearoa's rowing greats, Emma Twigg.

She's one of our most successful women's rowers claiming gold in Tokyo 2020 for the single scull event.

It was not just a decisive win but also an Olympic record.

The podium finish was the culmination of years of hard graft and came after a run of disappointing results, and stepping away from the sport. We speak to Emma about her career and where her qualification for Paris is at.

Emma Twigg NZ Women's Single Scull.
World Championships, Austria, 2019.

Photo: PHOTOSPORT