Kristin Hedstrom[1] (born May 14, 1986 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American rower. Growing up in Concord, Massachusetts, she attended Concord-Carlisle High School until her graduation in 2004. She then attended the University of Wisconsin, where she graduated in 2008 with a degree in Business Management. She currently resides in Oakland, California where she was affiliated with the California Rowing Club. She is now a personal trainer who works one-on-one with rowers around the country.
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| Women's rowing | ||
Representing  United States
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| World Championships | ||
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2010 Karapiro | Lightweight Quadruple Sculls |
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2013 Chungjiu | Lightweight Double Sculls |
| World Cup | ||
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2011 Hamburg | Lightweight Double Sculls |
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2011 Munich | Lightweight Double Sculls |
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2011 Lucerne | Lightweight Double Sculls |
Rowing career
editHedstrom began rowing during her first year of high school on a club team called Community Rowing, Inc. She continued her rowing career at the University of Wisconsin, where she was a member of the lightweight eight that won gold in the 2006 and 2008 Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship as well as gold in the 2006, 2007, and 2008 Eastern Sprints. She is a six-time USRowing national team member[2] (2007–08, Under 23; 2009–12, Senior). After college, Hedstrom won gold in the lightweight double sculls and lightweight quadruple sculls at the 2009 USRowing National Championships, won the lightweight single sculls at the 2009 Head of the Charles Regatta, and won gold in the lightweight single sculls and lightweight double sculls at the 2010 USRowing National Championships.[3] She competed in the lightweight double sculls at the 2012 Summer Olympics with team-mate Julie Nichols.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Kristin Hedstrom". Archived from the original on April 21, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
- ^ "My Story | SHIVSPIX". Archived from the original on May 5, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
- ^ Kristin Hedstrom at World Rowing
- ^ "Kristin Hedstrom Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
External links
edit- Kristin Hedstrom at World Rowing
- www.kristinhedstrom.com
- Kristin Hedstrom's website
- Kristin Hedstrom's Rowing Workouts
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