Medal record | ||
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Women's rowing | ||
Representing United States | ||
Olympic Games | ||
2012 London | Quadruple sculls | |
World Rowing Championships | ||
2011 Bled | Quadruple sculls |
Natalie Dell O'Brien (born February 20, 1985), formerly known as Natalie Dell, [1] is an American female crew rower. She won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the quadruple sculls event. Natalie won a silver medal at the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled, Slovenia in the Women's quadruple sculls event. She is a three-time American national team member.
Born in Silver Spring, Maryland, [2] she graduated from Everett High School in Everett, Pennsylvania. She attended the Pennsylvania State University from 2003–2007, where she learned to row as a walk-on to the university's club rowing team. She attended Boston University for graduate school and trained at the Riverside Boat Club from 2007–2010 until she was named as a Team USA member in September 2010.
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