Meghan Musnicki (/məˈsnɪki/ mə-SNIK-ee; born February 5, 1983)[1] is an American rower. She is a five-time world champion and twice Olympic champion. She has competed at three Olympics, twice winning gold in the women's eight at the London 2012 and Rio 2016. She has represented at World Rowing Championships six times, all in the W8+, winning gold five times and bronze on one occasion.
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 5, 1983 Naples, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Ithaca College | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Eight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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She attended Naples Central School District in Naples, NY, and was a guest speaker at the Naples Central School Graduation in 2013, the year after she won her first Olympic gold medal.
Musnicki is a 2005 graduate of Ithaca College.[2]
Musnicki qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] She rowed in the seven seat of the US women's eight which finished in overall fourth place.
At the Henley Royal Regatta in 2022 Musnicki teamed up with Australian Olympian Jessica Morrison and went through to win the final of the Hambleden Pairs Challenge Cup over the British crew racing as Leander.[4]
References
edit- ^ "MUSNICKI Meghan". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- ^ "Ithaca College Graduate, Meghan Musnicki '05, Selected to Row in Olympics – IC News – Ithaca College". www.ithaca.edu. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ OlympicTalk (June 17, 2021). "U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ^ Henley 2022
External links
edit- Meghan Musnicki at USRowing
- Meghan Musnicki at World Rowing
- Meghan Musnicki at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
