She may have won gold as part of Britain’s team pursuit squad in the 2012 London Olympics, but Dani Rowe (née King) wasn’t the first athlete from her family to appear in the Games. Her father Trevor King represented GB at the 1984 and 1988 Winter Olympics in biathlon, which combines cross-country skiing with shooting. Introduced to the sport in the late Seventies while in the army, Trevor spent a decade competing on the international circuit. His best result was 15th in a World Cup round in 1985. For a competitor hailing from a non-Alpine nation, he was exceptional.
After retiring following the Calgary Olympics in 1988, Trevor worked as a police officer for 23 years and has also worked in management for operations and building companies. He and his wife Lynn have two daughters, Dani and Sarah. Dani, now 34, competed on the road until 2018, when she wrapped up her career with a bronze in the Commonwealth Games road race. She is married to former Continental-level racer Matt Rowe, and the couple have two children. For this ‘Meet the Maker’, we wanted to know how much of Trevor’s endurance talent was passed on to Dani. Let’s meet them.
