Julia Wilson

Julia Wilson (born 23 September 1978 in Sydney ) is an Australian former rower, a two-time World Champion and a dual Olympian.

Club and state rowing Wilson's senior rowing was from the UTS Haberfield Rowing Club in Sydney.

She was awarded a scholarship to the AIS prior to her 2001 World Championship success.

International rowing career Wilson made her first Australian representative appearance at the 1999 World Rowing U23 Championships in Hamburg. She raced in the Australian quad scull who finished sixth.

Wilson made the Australian squad for the 2001 international tour. In their first competitive outing of the 2001 season, racing as an Australian Institute of Sport selection eight at Henley Royal Regatta, Wilson won the 2001 Henley Prize for women's eights (from 2002 this event was renamed the Remenham Challenge Cup). Wilson was then selected in two Australian senior crews for the Rowing World Cup IV regatta in Munich Germany. The coxless four won that regatta and the Australian eight placed second but were on track for possible World Championship success. A month later at the 2001 World Rowing Championships in Lucerne, Switzerland Wilson rowed at three in the Australian women's heavyweight crew stroked by Kristina Larsen to win Australia's first ever women's eight World Championship title. With their excellent pre-Championship form Wilson doubled-up with Jo Lutz, Jane Robinson and Victoria Roberts in the coxless four and also won gold. Wilson came home in 2001 as a dual World Champion and a member of the first Australian crew to win the women's eight event at Henley.

With just one seat change the Australian women's eight stayed together into 2002. Their European campaign ahead of the World Championships saw them take a bronze medal at the Rowing World Cup II in Lucerne and silver at the Rowing World Cup III in Munich. At the 2002 World Championships in Seville Spain, the Australian eight won their heat but were beaten out by the USA by 0.45 seconds in the final. The Australians with Wilson again in the three seat just held out the Germans and Wilson won her fourth World Championship placing - a silver. It was Wilson's last Australian representative appearance.

Olympics 2000, Quad, 7th place 2004, Eight, 6th place

World Rowing Championships 2001, Four, 1st place 2001, Eight, 1st place 2002, Eight, 2nd place 2003, Eight, 4th place