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Angela Herron

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Angela Herron
Personal information
Born (1961-05-25) May 25, 1961 (age 63)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  United States
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1984 Montreal LW8+
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Nottingham LW1x
Gold medal – first place 1987 Copenhagen LW4-

Angela Herron (born May 25, 1961) is a retired American lightweight rower. She won a gold medal at the 1984 World Rowing Championships in Montreal, Canada, with the lightweight women's eight; this was the only year that this boat class competed at World Rowing Championships.[1] At the 1986 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, she won a bronze medal in the lightweight women's single scull. At the 1987 World Rowing Championships in Copenhagen, she became world champion in the lightweight women's four. At the 1991 World Rowing Championships in Vienna, she came fourth in the lightweight women's single scull.[1]

She also competed in the women's quadruple sculls event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Angela Herron". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Angie Herron Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2018.