Danielle "Dani" Hansen (born October 16, 1993 in

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) is an American

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. She competed at the

2016 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ...

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. Hansen has won a gold medal and five silver medals from the

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and a silver medal from the

2016 Paralympic Games ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ...

. She is a

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champion, a four-time

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Regatta champion, and two-time U.S. national champion. She was a member of the Paralympic Great Eight at the 2016 Head of the Charles Regatta consisting of gold, silver, and bronze Rio Paralympic medalists from Great Britain, United States, and Canada.

Background

Hansen is diagnosed with

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in her left arm. She received her bachelor's degree in psychology at the University of Washington. In 2018 she was a coach for the women's rowing team at the University of Washington. She is currently the lead athlete at Hydrow.

Career

College career

She finished first place at the 2014 Pac-12 Championship in the University of Washington’s novice eight.

Senior career

2014

Hansen won a silver medal in the Legs, Trunk, & Arms Mixed 4+ at the 2014 World Rowing Championships in

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, Netherlands.

2015

Hansen won a silver medal in the Legs, Trunk, & Arms Mixed 4+ at the 2015 World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette, France.

2016

Hansen won a silver medal in the Legs, Trunk, & Arms Mixed 4+ at the 2016 Paralympic Games in

, Brazil. In

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, at the

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Hansen was honored as the USRowing's Fan Choice Awards National Team Athlete of the Year in 2016.

2017

Hansen won a silver medal in the PR3 Mixed 4+ at the 2017 World Rowing Championships in

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, Florida. 2018 Hansen won a silver medal in the PR3 Mixed 4+ at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Hansen also won a gold medal and set a World Record in the PR3 w2- with her pair partner, Jaclyn Smith, at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. 2019 Hansen won a silver medal in the PR3 Mixed 4+ at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Ottensheim, Austria.

Senior

References

1993 births Living people American female rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for the United States Rowers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Rowers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in rowing Paralympic silver medalists for the United States Paralympic rowers for the United States 21st-century American women {{US-rowing-bio-stub