Megan Kalmoe

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Megan Kalmoe
Personal information
Full nameMegan Elizabeth Kalmoe
Born (1983-08-21) August 21, 1983 (age 40)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
WebsiteMeganKalmoe.com
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Quadruple sculls
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Aiguebelette Quadruple sculls
Silver medal – second place 2011 Lake Bled Quadruple sculls
Silver medal – second place 2014 Amsterdam Coxless pair
Silver medal – second place 2017 Sarasota Coxless pair

Megan Elizabeth Kalmoe

crew rower who reached the final of the double sculls competition of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, with teammate Ellen Tomek. The duo finished fifth overall, with a time of 7:17.53 over 2000 m.[2] The double trained at the U.S. Rowing Training Center at Princeton, New Jersey
.

She won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the quadruple sculls event.[3]

Personal life

Kalmoe graduated from the

cross country and basketball teams, a member of the National Honor Society, senior class vice president, and student body president. She graduated fourth in her class, and was a section leader and drum major
in band. She received the Arion Award for most outstanding musicianship and the Marketplace, Greg Fey Memorial and Dayton's "Project Imagine" scholarships.

Her future ambitions include visiting the world's largest and most celebrated parties, including

Academy Award-winning screenplay before earning an English PhD, writing a novel, and moving to South Africa.[4][5][6][7]

Since 2008 Kalmoe and friends have annually compiled The List,[8] a ranking of the "20 Hottest Male Rowing Athletes of the Year", which generates great debate among international rowers.[9]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Megan Kalmoe". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "Women's Double Sculls Final A". NBC. Retrieved August 18, 2008.
  3. Seattle Times
    . August 1, 2012.
  4. ^ "Megan Kalmoe". TwinCities.com. July 31, 2008. Retrieved August 6, 2008.
  5. ^ "Megan Kalmoe". United States Olympic Committee. 2008. Archived from the original on July 14, 2008. Retrieved August 6, 2008.
  6. ^ "Megan Kalmoe Profile". University of Washington. Archived from the original on October 25, 2006. Retrieved August 6, 2008.
  7. ^ Higgin, Byron (August 5, 2008). "Olympics to open with eyes on Megan Kalmoe". Burnett County Sentinel. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2008.
  8. ^ "The List". Megan Kalmoe. October 3, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
  9. ^ "Twitter photo". Phelan Hill. Retrieved November 14, 2011.

External links

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