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| Born | 4 May 1995 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Adaptive rowing | ||||||||||||||
| Disability | Club feet | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Harvard College | ||||||||||||||
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Molly Moore (born May 4, 1995) is an American adaptive rower who competed in international level events. She is a gold medalist at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in the PR3 W2-. [1] [2]
Moore was born with club feet and has had reconstructive surgery. [3]
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World champions – PR3 Women's coxless pair | |
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