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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | San Luis Obispo, California, United States | November 1, 1986||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Michelle Sechser (born November 1, 1986) is an American rower. [1] She competed in the women's lightweight double sculls event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [2]
She won the bronze medal in both the women's lightweight double sculls and women's quadruple sculls events at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico. [3] In 2015, Sechser won a bronze medal at World Cup II in the LW2x in Lucerne, Switzerland. Sechser went on to win a bronze medal at the 2017 World Rowing Championships in the LW2x in Sarasota, Florida. [4] Sechser also rowed for the USA National Team in 2011-15 and 2017-2021. [5]
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