The United States sent 45 rowers, within 13 teams, and 10 alternates to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Seven men's crews and six women's crews competed at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park from August 9 to August 17, 2008.
Since rowing was introduced into the Olympics in 1900, U.S. rowing crews have won a total of 84 medals, including 31 gold medals. At the 2008 Summer Games, U.S. crews won three medals, one each gold, silver and bronze.NBC Olympics: Rowing - 2008 Medals Standings By Nation The gold medal was won by the women's eight-member team, led by coxswain Mary Whipple.NBC Olympics: Women's Eight Final A
Coaching Staff
- Women's head coach: Tom Terhaar
- Men's head coach: Mike Teti
- National coach: Kris Korzeniowski
- Men's assistant coach: Matt Imes
- Women's assistant coach: Laurel Korholz
- Men's assistant coach: John Parker
- Women's single skulls coach: Charley Butt
- Lightweight women's pairs and men's single skulls coach: Cameron Kiosoglous
- Women's quadruple skulls coach: Matt Madigan
- Men's double skulls coach: Tim McLaren
- Men's pairs coach: Ted Nash
Events
- Double Sculls Lightweight Women's
- Double Sculls Men's & Women's
- Eights Men's & Women's
- Fours Lightweight Men's
- Fours Men's
- Pairs Men's & Women's
- Single Sculls Men's & Women's
- Quadruple Sculls Men's & Women's
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2008 Olympic Rowing Medal Winners
| Men's Rowing | |||||||
| Event | Gold Medal | Silver Medal | Bronze Medal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coxless Pair | Australia | Canada | New Zealand | ||||
| Double Skulls | Australia | Estonia | Great Britain | ||||
| Eight with Coxswain | Canada | Great Britain | United States | ||||
| Four w/o Coxswain | Great Britain | Australia | France | ||||
| Lightweight Coxless Four | Denmark | Poland | Canada | ||||
| Lightweight Double Skulls | Great Britain | Greece | Denmark | ||||
| Quadruple Skulls w/o Coxswain | Poland | Italy | France | ||||
| Single Skulls | Olaf Tufte - Norway | Ondrej Synek - Czech Republic | Mahe Drysdale - New Zealand | ||||
| Men's Rowing | |||||||
| Event | Gold Medal | Silver Medal | Bronze Medal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double Skulls | New Zealand | Germany | Great Britain | ||||
| Eight with Coxswain | United States | Netherlands | Romania | ||||
| Lightweight Double Skulls | Netherlands | Finland | Canada | ||||
| Pair w/o Coxswain | Romania | China | Belarus | ||||
| Quadruple Skulls w/o Coxswain | China | Great Britain | Germany | ||||
| Single Skulls | Rumyana Neykova - Bulgaria | Michelle Guerette - United States | Ekaterina Karsten - Belarus | ||||
US Olympic Rowing Team Roster
- United States Olympic Committee: USA Rowing Athletes
| Roster | |||||||
| Name | Event(s) | Hometown | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyatt Allen | Men's Eight | Portland, ME | |||||
| Mike Altman | Lightweight Men's Four | Marin County, CA | |||||
| Warren Anderson | Alternate | Paso Robles, CA | |||||
| David Banks | Men's Four | Potomac, MD | |||||
| Andrew Bolton | Alternate | Old Lyme, CT | |||||
| Micah Boyd | Men's Eight | St. Paul, MN | |||||
| Erin Cafaro | Women's Eight | Modesto, CA | |||||
| Simon Carcagno | Alternate | Pennington, NJ | |||||
| Steven Coppola | Men's Eight | Buffalo, NY | |||||
| Anna Cummins | Women's Pair, Women's Eight | Bellevue, WA | |||||
| Will Daly | Men's Lightweight Four | Vail, CO | |||||
| Caryn Davies | Women's Eight | Ithaca, NY | |||||
| Susan Francia | Women's Eight | Abington, PA | |||||
| Scott Gault | Men's Quadruple Skulls | Piedmont, CA | |||||
| Jennifer Goldsack | Lightweight Women's Double Skulls | Banstead, UK | |||||
| Anna Goodale | Women's Eight | Camden, ME | |||||
| Michelle Guerette | Women's Single Skulls | Bristol, CT | |||||
| Beau Hoopman | Men's Eight | Plymouth, WI | |||||
| Elliot Hovey | Men's Double Skulls | Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA | |||||
| Matt Hughes | Men's Quadruple Skulls | Ludington, MI | |||||
| Renee Hykel | Lightweight Women's Double Skulls | Haverford, PA | |||||
| Josh Inman | Men's Eight | Hillsboro, OR | |||||
| Rachel Jeffers | Alternate | Los Gatos, CA | |||||
| Ken Jurkowski | Men's Single Skulls | New Fairfield, CT | |||||
| Jennifer Kaido | Women's Quadruple Skulls | West Leydon, NY | |||||
| Megan Kalmoe | Women's Double Skulls | St. Croix Falls]], WI | |||||
| Giuseppe Lanzone | Men's Four | Annandale, VA | |||||
| Caroline Lind | Women's Eight | Greenboro, NC | |||||
| Chris Liwski | Alternate | Sarasota, FL | |||||
| Elle Logan | Women's Eight | Boothbay Harbor, ME | |||||
| Liana Malcos | Alternate | Carlisle, MA | |||||
| Marcus McElhenney | Men's Eight | Lansdown, PA | |||||
| Portia McGee | Women's Pair | Seattle, WA | |||||
| Lindsay Meyer | Women's Quadruple Skulls | Seattle, WA | |||||
| Julie Nichols | Alternate | Livermore, CA | |||||
| Brett Newlin | Men's Four | Riverton, WY | |||||
| Tom Paradiso | Mens' Lightweight Four | Blue Bell, PA | |||||
| Lia Pernell | Women's Quadruple Skulls | Seattle, WA | |||||
| Wes Piermarini | Men's Double Skulls | West Brookfield, MA | |||||
| Jason Read | Alternate | Ringoes, NJ | |||||
| Matt Schnobrich | Men's Eight | St. Paul, MN | |||||
| [[Jamie Schroeder | Men's Quadruple Skulls | Wilmette, IL | |||||
| Lindsay Shoop | Women's Eight | Charlottesville, VA | |||||
| Margot Shunway | Women's Quadruple Skulls | Westlake, OH | |||||
| Brett Sickler | Alternate | Los Gatos, CA | |||||
| Sam Stitt | Men's Quadruple Skulls | McLean, VA | |||||
| Paul Teti | Men's Four | Upper Darby, PA | |||||
| Patrick Todd | Lightweight Men's Four | Cincinnati, OH | |||||
| Ellen Tomek | Women's Double Skulls | Flushing, MI | |||||
| Bryan Volpenhein | Men's Eight | Cincinnati, OH | |||||
| Dan Walsh | Men's Eight | Norwalk, CT | |||||
| Mary Whipple | Women's Eight | Sacramento, CA | |||||
| Cameron Winklevoss | Men's Pair | Greenwich, CT | |||||
| Tyler Winklevoss | Men's Pair | Greenwich, CT | |||||
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