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Mary Rebecca Whipple (born May 10, 1980, in Sacramento, California, United States) is an American coxswain. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She won a gold medal in women's eight at both competitions. She also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics where she won a silver medal. As a coxswain, Whipple stands 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) and weighs in at 108 lb (49 kg).[2]

For the Virginia politician, see Mary Margaret Whipple.

Mary Whipple
Personal information
Birth nameMary Rebecca Whipple[1]
Born (1980-05-10) May 10, 1980 (age 42)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
2008 BeijingWomen's eight
2012 LondonWomen's eight
2004 AthensWomen's eight
World Championships
2002 Seville Women's eight
2006 Eton Women's eight
2007 Munich Women's eight
2010 Karapiro Women's eight
2011 Lake Bled Women's eight

As a freshman at the University of Washington, Mary coxed the women's varsity four to a national title in 1999. She coxed the varsity eight to victory at the Henley Royal Regatta in 2000, taking home the first-ever Henley Prize, while also coxing them to a silver medal in the NCAA championships as part of a second-place finish in the team standings that year. In 2001 and 2002, Mary coxed the varsity eight to back-to-back NCAA championships, and the Huskies also took home the team title in 2001.

Mary has an identical twin sister Sarah Jeanine Whipple. Sarah was an assistant coach for Women's Crew at the University of California at Berkeley[3] and is now the Varsity Women's Head Coach at Capital Crew in Sacramento, California and has led the team to several US Rowing Regional and National Championship regattas.


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References


  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mary Whipple". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  2. "Team – The official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games". September 15, 2008. Archived from the original on September 15, 2008. Retrieved October 29, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "California Golden Bears - Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on November 2, 2006. Retrieved August 19, 2008.



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- [en] Mary Whipple

[it] Mary Whipple

Mary Whipple (Sacramento, 10 maggio 1980) è una canottiera statunitense, vincitrice della medaglia d'oro nell'8 con alle Olimpiadi di Pechino 2008 e Londra 2012, e d'argento sempre nell'8 con ad Atene 2004.

[ru] Уиппл, Мэри

Мэри Ребекка Уиппл (англ. Mary Rebecca Whipple; род. 10 мая 1980[1][2], Сакраменто) — американская рулевая в академической гребле, выступавшая за сборную США в период 1998—2012 годов. Двукратная олимпийская чемпионка, пятикратная чемпионка мира, победительница многих регат национального и международного значения.


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