Kristine O'Brien (born October 3, 1991) is an American rower.[1] In 2015 O'Brien, Adrienne Martelli, Grace Latz and Grace Luczak took the gold medal in the coxless four at the 2015 World Rowing Championships.[2]

O'Brien and her twin sister were raised in Massapequa Park, New York, after moving to America from Ireland at two years old. A Catholic, she attended St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School in West Islip.[citation needed] She rowed at the University of Virginia, and was named the 2012 USRowing Fan's Choice Collegiate Rower of the Year.[3]

In 2018 she was selected to the women's eight and rowed bow-seat at the World Championships, obtaining the gold medal.[4]

In 2019 she rowed 2-seat in the women's eight, earning bronze at the World Championships.[5]

She qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6] At these Olympics, she rowed stroke seat in the women's eight, leading the USA to first place in the heat and thereby qualifying directly to the A final. The American boat finished in fourth place in the A final, 1.57 seconds behind third place China.[7]

References

  1. ^ "USRowing". Archived from the original on June 23, 2016.
  2. ^ "Luczak of US wins 3rd career gold at rowing worlds". SI.com. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  3. ^ Leung, Brian J. (October 24, 2012). "Virginia's Kristine O'Brien Named 2012 USRowing Fan's Choice Collegiate Rower of the Year". Streaking the Lawn. SB Nation. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "Events - worldrowing.com". www.worldrowing.com. Archived from the original on September 17, 2018.
  5. ^ "World Rowing - 2019 World Rowing Championships".
  6. ^ OlympicTalk (June 17, 2021). "U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  7. ^ "World Rowing - 2020 Olympic Games Regatta".


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristine_O%27Brien
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