Elizabeth Ann "Betsy" Beard (born September 16, 1961) is a former
American
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competitive coxswain and Olympic gold medalist.
Beard was born in
Baltimore
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, Maryland, United States in 1961.
She was a member of the American
women's eight
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team that won the gold medal at the
1984 Summer Olympics
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in
Los Angeles, California
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.
She was the cox for the American women's eight at
World Rowing Championships
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in
1985
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,
1986
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, and
1987
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, and the team came fourth at the first two competitions, and won silver in 1987.
At the
1988 Summer Olympics
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, she came in sixth with the
women's eight
An eight is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing (crew). It is designed for eight rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars, and is steered by a coxswain, or "cox".
Each of the eight rowers has one oar. The rowers, who sit in ...
.
References
1961 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Baltimore
American female rowers
Coxswains (rowing)
Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for the United States in rowing
Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
World Rowing Championships medalists for the United States
21st-century American women
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