Darcy Marquardt (born March 22, 1979) is a

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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 ...

. She graduated from the

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in 2005 with a major in French, and a minor in Psychology. She has been on the National Women's Rowing Team for 10 years (2002-2012). In her first year on the team, Darcy won a silver medal in the women's fours event at the 2002 World Championships in

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and the following year, a bronze in the eights at the 2003 World Championships and Olympic Qualifier in

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. She placed fourth in the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

, with partner

Buffy-Lynne Williams Buffy-Lynne Williams (formerly Buffy Alexander; born March 27, 1977) is a Canadian rower. She was born in St. Catharines, Ontario. The daughter of former National Hockey League player Claire Alexander, she began rowing at age 17. She won a br ...

, and she was the 2006 World Champion in the Woman's Pairs with

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. She finished in fourth at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

in the women's eight. She won two more silver medals at world championship level, both in the women's eights, in 2010 and 2011. Most recently, Darcy won an Olympic silver medal in the Women's Eight 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 London.

External links

Darcy Marquardt on Real Champions

Official Darcy Marquardt Website
1979 births Living people Olympic rowers of Canada Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Rowers from Vancouver Canadian people of German descent Olympic silver medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in rowing Canadian female rowers Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics University of Victoria alumni World Rowing Championships medalists for Canada 21st-century Canadian women {{Canada-rowing-bio-stub