Charlotte Geer

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Carlie Geer
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Full nameCharlotte Mosher Geer
BornNovember 13, 1957 (1957-11-13) (age 66)
Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles Single sculls

Charlotte Mosher "Carlie" Geer (born November 13, 1957, in Greenwich, Connecticut) is a rower from the United States.

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Olympics

Geer and her sister qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team; however, neither was able to compete due to the U.S. Olympic Committee's boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russia. They both received a Congressional Gold Medal many years later as consolation. [1] She competed for the United States in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California, in the single sculls event where she finished in second place. [2]

A family of Olympians

Carlie's sister Julia "Judy" Geer competed in the 1976 and 1984 Olympics for the American rowing teams, [3] her brother-in-law Richard "Dick" Dreissigacker competed as a rower in the 1972 Summer Olympics, [4] and her nieces Hannah and Emily competed in biathlon in the 2014 Winter Olympics and 2018 Winter Olympics, respectively. [5] [6] [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry (2008). Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN   978-0942257403.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carlie Geer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Judy Geer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  4. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dick Dreissigacker". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  5. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hannah Dreissigacker". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  6. ↑ Williams, Doug (January 22, 2014). "In Olympic Family, Hannah Dreissigacker Takes Her Own Course". TeamUSA.org.
  7. ↑ "Vermont Olympian Emily Dreissigacker: 'More About the Process, Less About the Result'". February 12, 2018.


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