Cynthia Eckert
Cynthia "Cindy" Eckert , who married Cynthia Rusher , (born October 27, 1965 in Evanston , Illinois ) is a former American rower .
Eckert won the NCAA championships in 1986 with the eighth of the University of Wisconsin . In the same year she finished fourth with the US eighth at the 1986 World Rowing Championships . In 1987 she achieved fifth place with the four-man with helmsman at the 1987 World Rowing Championships . At the Olympic Games in 1988 , the US four also finished fifth.
After a year break, Eckert finished eighth at the 1990 World Championships in Tasmania, second behind the Romanians. Shelagh Donohoe , Cynthia Eckert, Stephanie Maxwell-Pierson and Anna Seaton from the US eighth in 1990 competed at the 1991 World Championships in Vienna in a four-man without a helmsman and won the silver medal behind the Canadians and in front of the German boat. At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona , Donohoe and Eckert competed with Amy Fuller and Carol Feeney and, as at the 1991 World Championships, won silver behind the Canadians and ahead of the Germans.
Cynthia Eckert is married to the rower Jack Rusher , who also took part in the 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games.
Web links
- Cynthia Eckert in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Cynthia Eckert at Worldrowing.com ( FISA database )
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eckert, Cynthia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eckert, Cindy; Rusher, Cynthia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American rower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 27, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Evanston , Illinois |