Meghan O'Leary
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Meghan O'Leary (born August 24, 1984 in
Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa ( ) is the List of municipalities in Oklahoma, second-most-populous city in the U.S. state, state of Oklahoma, after Oklahoma City, and the List of United States cities by population, 48th-most-populous city in the United States. The po ...
) is an American
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rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...
. Having represented the United States twice at Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games, and at Tokyo 2020, O'Leary is a three-time
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medalist. She currently serves on the
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Board of Directors. She attended the
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as a Jefferson Scholar, where she played volleyball and softball. She competed at the
2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...
in
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, in the women's double sculls. She has qualified to represent the United States at the
2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...
.


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1984 births Living people American female rowers Olympic rowers for the United States Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for the United States Sportspeople from Tulsa, Oklahoma Sportspeople from Baton Rouge, Louisiana Virginia Cavaliers women's volleyball players Virginia Cavaliers softball players 21st-century American sportswomen Episcopal High School (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) alumni {{US-rowing-bio-stub