Laura MacGinitie

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Laura MacGinitie is a retired American lightweight rower. She rowed for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1980. [1] She won a gold medal at the 1984 World Rowing Championships in Montreal, Canada, with the lightweight women's eight; this was the only year that this boat class competed at World Rowing Championships. [2]

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References

  1. "Squaring the Blade" (PDF). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Fall 2002. p. 7. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  2. "Laura Mac Ginitie". International Rowing Federation . Retrieved November 10, 2017.