Grace Luczak (Fattal) (born May 24, 1989 in

Royal Oak, Michigan Royal Oak is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring suburb of Detroit, Royal Oak is about north of Detroit's city limits. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 57,236. Royal Oak is located along th ...

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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’s 8+ boat. She is a three-time World Champion and multiple World Cup medalist. She was recognized as one of the Top 10 Rowers in the world by World Rowing.Grace Luczak
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She began rowing at Pioneer High School in Michigan. From there, she attended Stanford University, competing from 2008 through 2011. The women's rowing team won the NCAA Championship in 2009, with Luczak in the winning Varsity 8+. In 2023, she was inducted into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame. In 2015 Luczak,

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 ...

Adrienne Martelli Adrienne Elizabeth Martelli (born December 3, 1987) is an American female crew rower from University Place, Washington. She took an Olympic bronze medal in 2012 and a gold medal in the 2015 World Championships. Life Born in Glendale, California ...

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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 ...

took the gold medal in the

coxless four A coxless four is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars, without a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oar. There are two rowers on th ...

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. In the 2016 Summer Olympics, Luczak and Felice Mueller, rowing in the Women's Coxless Pairs, finished fourth. In the 2020 Summer Olympics, Luczak and three other rowers finished 7th in the Women's Coxless Four event. Luczak married Dr. Michael Fattal in 2022.

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* * * 1989 births Living people American female rowers Sportspeople from Royal Oak, Michigan World Rowing Championships medalists for the United States Olympic rowers for the United States Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics {{US-rowing-bio-stub Stanford Cardinal women's rowers