Jessica Monroe

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Jessica Monroe
Medal record
Women’s rowing
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Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Barcelona Coxless four
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Barcelona Eight
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Eight

Jessica Monroe (born May 31, 1966) is a Canadian rower. She was born in Palo Alto, California. Monroe won two gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, in the coxless four and in the eight, and a silver medal in 1996 in Atlanta. [1]

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Awards and honours

In 2013, Monroe was inducted into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jessica Monroe". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
  2. "Canada's Sports Hall of Fame". Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.