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Meghan O'Leary
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1984-08-24) August 24, 1984 (age 40)
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Alma materUniversity of Virginia (Jefferson Scholar)
Height6 ft (183 cm)
Weight162 lb (73 kg)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  United States
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Sarasota Double sculls

Meghan O'Leary (born August 24, 1984 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American Olympic rower.[1] Having represented the United States twice at Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games, and at Tokyo 2020, O'Leary is a three-time World Cup medalist. She currently serves on the USRowing Board of Directors.

She attended the University of Virginia as a Jefferson Scholar, where she played volleyball and softball.[2][3]

She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the women's double sculls.[4]

She has qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Meghan O'Leary". Team USA. Archived from the original on July 18, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  2. ^ Price, Karen (November 12, 2020). "Combining Two Sports With Rigorous Academics At UVA Led Meghan O'Leary To The Olympics In A Third Sport". Team USA. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  3. ^ Training, Leo (October 1, 2017). "LT 091 | Meghan O' Leary - Novice to Olympian in Six Years -". Leo Training. Retrieved April 8, 2023. A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, she was a two-sport student athlete (Volleyball, Softball) and Jefferson Scholar at the University of Virginia. After obtaining both her Bachelor's (CLAS '07) and Master's (M.Ed '08) from UVA, she joined ESPN as a Production Assistant, working primarily on college sports and the ESPNU network. After a year, she transitioned into the Programming and Acquisitions Department, continuing her work in the college sports division.
  4. ^ "Meghan O'Leary". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  5. ^ OlympicTalk (June 17, 2021). "U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved June 17, 2021.