Kristine O'Brien
Kristine O'Brien (born October 3, 1991) is an American rower. In 2015 O'Brien, Adrienne Martelli, Grace Latz and Grace Luczak took the gold medal in the coxless four at the 2015 World Rowing Championships.
The gold medal team in 2015 at Aiguebelette | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 3, 1991 Clane, Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 164 lb (74 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Coxless four, Eight | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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O'Brien and her twin sister were raised in Massapequa Park, New York, after moving to America from Ireland at two years old. A Catholic, she attended St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School in West Islip. She rowed at the University of Virginia, and was named the 2012 USRowing Fan's Choice Collegiate Rower of the Year.
In 2018 she was selected to the women's eight and rowed bow-seat at the World Championships, obtaining the gold medal.
In 2019 she rowed 2-seat in the women's eight, earning bronze at the World Championships.
She qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics. At these Olympics, she rowed stroke seat in the women's eight, leading the USA to first place in the heat and thereby qualifying directly to the A final. The American boat finished in fourth place in the A final, 1.57 seconds behind third place China.