Kristine O'Brien (born October 3, 1991) is an American

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 ...

. In 2015 O'Brien,

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 ...

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 took the gold medal in the

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at the

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. O'Brien and her twin sister were raised in

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, after moving to America from Ireland at two years old. A Catholic, she attended

St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School , motto_translation = In Faith and in Gentleness , address = 1170 Montauk Highway , city = West Islip , county = ( Suffolk County) , state = New York , zipcod ...

West Islip West Islip is a hamlet and CDP founded roughly in 1683, located in the Town of Islip in Suffolk County, New York, United States. Situated on the South Shore of Long Island, the population of the CDP was 27,048 at the time of the 2020 census. ...

. She rowed at the

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, and was named the 2012 USRowing Fan's Choice Collegiate Rower of the Year. In 2018 she was selected to the women's eight and rowed bow-seat at the World Championships, obtaining the gold medal. In 2019 she rowed 2-seat in the women's eight, earning bronze at the World Championships. She qualified to represent the United States at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

. At these Olympics, she rowed stroke seat in the women's eight, leading the USA to first place in the heat and thereby qualifying directly to the A final. The American boat finished in fourth place in the A final, 1.57 seconds behind third place China.

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* 1991 births Living people American female rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for the United States Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from New York (state) Virginia Cavaliers women's rowers {{US-rowing-bio-stub