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Hannah Paynter (born June 13, 1997) is an American rower. She is a Pan American Games gold and silver medalist.
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Hannah Paynter (born June 13, 1997) is an American rower. She is a Pan American Games gold and silver medalist.
Born on June 13, 1997, Paynter grew up in Lyme, Connecticut and attended Lyme-Old Lyme High School. She has two younger sisters and a younger brother. [1]
She rowed for Princeton University. [2] After college Paynter was named as an alternate on the 2022 US World Championship team. [3]
Paynter competed at the 2023 Pan American Games where she won gold medals in the women's coxless pair [4] and mixed eight [5] events and silver medals in the women's four and women's eight events. [6]
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