Esther Lofgren

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Esther Lofgren, 2018

Esther Lofgren (born February 28, 1985 in Long Beach ) is an American rower and two-time world champion in eight .

Life

Lofgren started rowing in 1998. In 2006 she won the US eighth at the U23 World Championships . At the World Rowing Championships in 2006 , she won the bronze medal in the four-man without helmsman together with Portia McGee , Erin Cafaro and Rachel Jeffers . In 2007 she won the U23 World Championships with a double scull . In 2008 Lofgren won the World Cup regatta in Lucerne with the US eighth. The majority of the crew won the Olympic gold medal at the Beijing Olympics ; the non-nominated Lofgren instead took part in the four without at the world championships in the non-Olympic boat classes and won the silver medal together with Karen Colwell , Stesha Carle and Sarah Trowbridge .

Also at the 2009 World Rowing Championships in Poznan, Lofgren rowed in a foursome without and together with Jamie Redman , Elle Logan and Amanda Polk took second place behind the boat from the Netherlands. In 2010 the rowers moved to eighth and fought for the title at the World Championships in New Zealand with the cast Anna Goodale , Amanda Polk, Jamie Redman, Taylor Ritzel , Esther Lofgren, Elle Logan, Meghan Musnicki , Katherine Glessner and helmsman Mary Whipple . In 2011 the American eighth defended the title at the World Championships in Bled with Zsuzsanna Francia and Caroline Lind for Glessner and Goodale . Lofgren also rowed in the US eight at the Olympic Games in London , who won the gold medal with Erin Cafaro , Zsuzsanna Francia, Esther Lofgren, Taylor Ritzel, Meghan Musnicki, Elle Logan, Caroline Lind, Caryn Davies and Mary Whipple.

Esther Lofgren is a journalist and rows for the Harvard University Rowing Club .

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personal data
SURNAME Lofgren, Esther
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American rower
DATE OF BIRTH February 28, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH Long Beach