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Orangeville native Whipple leads US women to Olympic eight gold
Orangeville native Mary Whipple steered the US women's eight to its first Olympic rowing gold since 1984 with a 6:05.34 victory over The Netherlands. Crewmates Caryn Davies, Caroline Lind, Susan Francia, Anna Cummins, Eleanor Logan, Anna Goodale, Lindsay Shoop, and Erin Cafaro helped build and maintain the lead, dedicating the win to the 1984 race and the Athens silver foundation. The men’s eight earned bronze in a close finish.
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Beijing
Orangeville
Mary Whipple
Casa Roble High School
Caryn Davies
Ithaca
N.Y
Caroline Lind
Greensboro
N.C
Susan Francia
Abington
Anna Cummins
Bellevue
Wash
Eleanor Logan
Boothbay Harbor
Maine
Anna Goodale
Camden
Lindsay Shoop
Charlottesville
Erin Cafaro
Modesto
Calif
Netherlands
Romania
U.S
Los Angeles
Princeton
Whipple
Athens
Cafaro
Lake Natoma
Hazel Avenue
Sarah
Mary
University of Washington
Sacramento State
UC Berkeley
Shunyi Olympic
Marcus McElhenney
Lansdowne, Pa
Bryan Wolpenhein
Cincinnati, Ohio
Josh Inman
Hillsboro
Ore
Steven Coppola
Buffalo, N.Y
Dan Walsh
Norwalk
Conad
Wyatt Allen
Portland, Maine
Micah Boyd
St. Paul
Canada