Megan Kalmoe
American rower
Megan Elizabeth Kalmoe [ 1] (born August 21, 1983) is an American female 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 University of Washington in 2006 with a degree in Latin and English in 2006 as U of W Huskies Team Captain and 101 Club Scholar Athlete. At her Saint Croix Falls, Wisconsin high school , she was team captain of both 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 Carnival , Mardi Gras , New Year's Eve on Times Square , Oktoberfest , and the Super Bowl . The 5'10" athlete would also like to travel to all of the U.S. National Parks , hike the Appalachian Trail , coach college rowing, and write an 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
^ 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.
^ "Women's Double Sculls Final A" . NBC. Retrieved August 18, 2008 .
^ "UW's Martelli and Kalmoe help U.S. take Olympic bronze in women's quad sculls" . Seattle Times . August 1, 2012.
^ "Megan Kalmoe" . TwinCities.com. July 31, 2008. Retrieved August 6, 2008 .
^ "Megan Kalmoe" . United States Olympic Committee. 2008. Archived from the original on July 14, 2008. Retrieved August 6, 2008 .
^ "Megan Kalmoe Profile" . University of Washington. Archived from the original on October 25, 2006. Retrieved August 6, 2008 .
^ 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 .
^ "The List" . Megan Kalmoe. October 3, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2011 .
^ "Twitter photo" . Phelan Hill. Retrieved November 14, 2011 .
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Coxed (1974–1983)
1974 : (Roswietha Reichel , Ursula Wagner , Jutta Lau , Sybille Tietze , cox Liane Weigelt )
1975 : (Roswietha Zobelt , Ursula Unger , Jutta Lau , Anke Grünberg , cox Liane Weigelt )
1977 : (Sybille Tietze , Viola Kowalschek , Petra Boesler , Sabine Gust , cox Elke Rost )
1978 : (Anka Bakova , Dolores Nakova , Rositsa Spasova , Rumelyana Boncheva , cox Anka Georgieva )
1979 : (Sybille Tietze , Christine Röpke , Jutta Lau , Roswietha Zobelt , cox Liane Buhr )
1981 : (Tatyana Danilova , Olga Kaspina , Yelena Khloptseva , Larisa Popova , cox Maria Zemskova-Korotkova )
1982 : (Larisa Popova , Yelena Khloptseva , Olga Kaspina , Tatiana Bachkatova , cox Maria Zemskova-Korotkova )
1983 : (Tatiana Bachkatova , Olga Kaspina , Yelena Khloptseva , Larisa Popova , cox Maria Zemskova-Korotkova )
Coxless (1985–pres.)
1985 : (Ramona Balthasar , Birgit Peter , Jutta Hampe , Kristina Mundt )
1986 : (Kerstin Pieloth , Birgit Peter , Kerstin Hinze , Jana Sorgers )
1987 : (Kerstin Pieloth , Birgit Peter , Jutta Hampe , Jana Sorgers )
1989 : (Kathrin Boron , Sybille Schmidt , Jutta Behrendt , Jana Thieme )
1990 : (Kerstin Köppen , Claudia Krüger , Sybille Schmidt , Jana Sorgers )
1991 : (Kerstin Köppen , Claudia Krüger , Sybille Schmidt , Jana Sorgers )
1993 : (Cao Mianying , Gu Xiaoli , Liu Xirong , Zhang Xiuyun )
1994 : (Kerstin Köppen , Kristina Mundt , Katrin Rutschow , Jana Sorgers )
1995 : (Kerstin Köppen , Katrin Rutschow , Jana Sorgers , Jana Thieme )
1997 : (Kathrin Boron , Kerstin Köppen , Manuela Lutze , Jana Thieme )
1998 : (Kathrin Boron , Manuela Lutze , Jana Thieme , Christiane Will )
1999 : (Maren Derlien , Meike Evers , Kerstin Kowalski , Manuela Lutze )
2001 : (Peggy Waleska , Marita Scholz , Manuela Lutze , Manja Kowalski )
2002 : (Peggy Waleska , Marita Scholz , Manuela Lutze , Kerstin El Qalqili-Kowalski )
2003 : (Jane Robinson , Dana Faletic , Kerry Hore , Amber Bradley )
2005 : (Rebecca Romero , Sarah Winckless , Frances Houghton , Katherine Grainger )
2006 : (Debbie Flood , Sarah Winckless , Frances Houghton , Katherine Grainger )
2007 : (Annabel Vernon , Debbie Flood , Frances Houghton , Katherine Grainger )
2009 : (Svitlana Spiriukhova , Tetiana Kolesnikova , Anastasiya Kozhenkova , Yana Dementyeva )
2010 : (Debbie Flood , Beth Rodford , Frances Houghton , Annabel Vernon )
2011 : (Julia Richter , Tina Manker , Stephanie Schiller , Britta Oppelt )
2013 : (Annekatrin Thiele , Carina Bär , Julia Richter , Britta Oppelt )
2014 : (Annekatrin Thiele , Carina Bär , Julia Lier , Lisa Schmidla )
2015 : (Amanda Elmore , Tracy Eisser , Megan Kalmoe , Olivia Coffey )
2017 : (Olivia van Rooijen , Inge Janssen , Sophie Souwer , Nicole Beukers )
2018 : (Agnieszka Kobus , Marta Wieliczko , Maria Springwald , Katarzyna Zillmann )
2019 : (Chen Yunxia , Zhang Ling , Lü Yang , Cui Xiaotong )
2022 : (Chen Yunxia , Zhang Ling , Lü Yang , Cui Xiaotong )
2023 : (Lauren Henry , Hannah Scott , Lola Anderson , Georgina Brayshaw )