Athlete of the Month / Alexander Hill

Alexander Hill
SA
Date of Birth | 11/03/1993 |
Coach | Ian Wright |
Nickname | Hilly |
Height | 194cm |
Weight | 92kgs |
Hometown | Loxton North, Australia |
Hobbies | Erging |
Club | Adelaide Rowing Club/ RBNTC |
Previous Rowing Clubs/School | Prince Alfred College |
Alex Hill won gold with the men’s four at the 2011 Junior World Championships in Eton. He went on to win two silver medals at the 2012 and 2013 U23 World Championships in the men’s eight and pair respectively. Hill also contested the senior World Championships in 2013, taking out the B final in the men’s eight. Hill competed for South Australia at the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival and had the honour of lighting the cauldron at the Opening Ceremony. In 2016, Hill was named in the Men's Four alongside Josh Booth, Josh Dunkley-Smith and Will Lockwood and raced at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games where he won an Olympic silver medal. In 2017, he has been named in the Men's Four, with Josh Hicks, Jack Hargreaves and Spencer Turrin. He went on to win gold in the Men's Four at the 2017 World Championships, the first time in 26 years that Australia had won the boat class. In 2018, Hill was once again named in the Men's Four, where he raced at World Cups 2 and 3, winning gold. He raced in the same boat class at the World Rowing Championships in 2018, winning back-to-back world titles and was later named, with his crew mates, 2018 Male Crew of the Year by World Rowing. He also won the Grand Challenge Cup, stroking Australia's Men's Eight at the 2018 Henley Royal Regatta. A proud South Australian, Hill's favourite place to row is Murray Bridge in South Australia and in November 2020 Hill was honoured by the Mayor of Loxton with the naming of Alexander Hill Drive in his hometown of Loxton, South Australia..
Class | Year | Race | Position |
M2- | 2019 | World Rowing Cup 3 |
First Place
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M2- | 2019 | World Rowing Cup 2 |
First Place
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M4- | 2018 | World Rowing Championships |
First Place
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M4- | 2018 | World Rowing Cup 3 |
First Place
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M4- | 2018 | World Rowing Cup 2 |
First Place
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M4- | 2017 | World Rowing Championships |
First Place
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M8+ | 2017 | World Rowing Cup 3 |
Second Place
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M4- | 2017 | World Rowing Cup 2 |
First Place
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M4- | 2016 | Rio Olympic Games |
Second Place
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M4- | 2016 | World Rowing Cup 3 |
Third Place
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M4- | 2015 | World Rowing Championships |
Second Place
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M4- | 2015 | World Rowing Cup 3 |
First Place
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M8+ | 2014 | World Rowing Cup 1 |
First Place
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BM2- | 2013 | U23 World Rowing Championships |
Second Place
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M4- | 2013 | World Rowing Cup 1 |
Second Place
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BM8+ | 2012 | U23 World Rowing Championships |
Third Place
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JM4+ | 2011 | Junioe World Rowing Championships |
First Place
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