Caryn Davies
Encyclopedia
Caryn Davies is an American
rower
. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics
, where she won a gold medal in women's eight as the stroke seat. At the 2004 Olympic Games she won a silver medal. Davies is from Ithaca, New York
, graduated from Ithaca High School, and rowed with the Cascadilla Boat Club.
She also was on the Radcliffe College
Crew Team and was a rower on Radcliffe's 2003 NCAA champion Varsity 8
and was a key member in helping Radcliffe win the overall team championship.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
rower
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
, where she won a gold medal in women's eight as the stroke seat. At the 2004 Olympic Games she won a silver medal. Davies is from Ithaca, New York
Ithaca, New York
The city of Ithaca, is a city in upstate New York and the county seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca-Tompkins County metropolitan area...
, graduated from Ithaca High School, and rowed with the Cascadilla Boat Club.
She also was on the Radcliffe College
Radcliffe College
Radcliffe College was a women's liberal arts college in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was the coordinate college for Harvard University. It was also one of the Seven Sisters colleges. Radcliffe College conferred joint Harvard-Radcliffe diplomas beginning in 1963 and a formal merger agreement with...
Crew Team and was a rower on Radcliffe's 2003 NCAA champion Varsity 8
NCAA Rowing Championship
The NCAA Rowing Championship is a rowing championship held by the NCAA for Division I, II and III women's heavyweight collegiate crews. It was first held in 1997. In 2002, the NCAA added championships for Division II and Division III. All races are 2,000 meters long...
and was a key member in helping Radcliffe win the overall team championship.
See also
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