Adrienne Elizabeth Martelli (born December 3, 1987) is an American female

crew A crew is a body or a class of people who work at a common activity, generally in a structured or hierarchical organization. A location in which a crew works is called a crewyard or a workyard. The word has nautical resonances: the tasks involve ...

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is di ...

from

University Place, Washington University Place is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. Its population was 34,866 at the 2020 census. Based on per capita income, University Place ranks 81st of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked. History Universi ...

. She took an Olympic bronze medal in 2012 and a gold medal in the 2015 World Championships.

Life

Born in

Glendale, California Glendale is a city in the San Fernando Valley and Verdugo Mountains regions of Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, California, United States. At the 2020 United States Census, 2020 U.S. Census the population was 196,543, up from ...

, Martelli graduated from

Curtis Senior High School Curtis Senior High School is a public high school located in University Place, Washington. Curtis Senior High School is a part of the University Place School District and the only high school in the district. The University Place school distric ...

, and the

University of Washington The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattle a ...

. Martelli won a bronze medal at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

in the

quadruple sculls A quadruple sculling boat, often simply called a quad and abbreviated 4x, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four people who propel the boat by sculling with two oars, or "sculls", one in each hand. Rac ...

event. In 2015 Martelli,

Kristine O'Brien Kristine O'Brien (born October 3, 1991) is an American rower. 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. O'Brien and her twin sister were raise ...

Grace Latz Grace Latz (born February 21, 1988) is an American rower and 2016 Olympian. In 2014, Latz won a bronze medal at the 2014 World Rowing Championships in the women’s quadruple sculls. In 2015 Latz, Kristine O'Brien, Adrienne Martelli and Grace Lu ...

and

Grace Luczak Grace Luczak (Fattal) (born May 24, 1989 in Royal Oak, Michigan) is an American Olympic rower. Life Luczak was a member of the USA Olympic rowing team in 2016 and 2020. She has set two World Records, including the current record in the Women’ ...

took the gold medal at the 2015 – World Championships.

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* * * 1987 births Living people Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in rowing American female rowers University of Washington alumni Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for the United States People from Glendale, California 21st-century American women {{US-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub