Jeffrey Klepacki

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Jeffrey "Jeff" Gerard Klepacki (born December 17, 1968 in Kearny , New Jersey ) is a former American rower and three-time world champion.

The 1.96 m tall Jeffrey Klepacki took eleventh place in the four-man team at the 1989 World Rowing Championships . In 1991 he finished eighth with eighth place. At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, ​​the US eight finished fourth. In the following year Klepacki rowed at the world championships in the four-man without a helmsman and won the bronze medal. In 1994 he returned to eighth and won his first title at the World Championships in front of his own audience in Indianapolis. The following year, the US eight won the bronze medal at the World Championships in Tampere . Klepacki also took part in the Pan American Games in 1995 and won there in the four without a helmsman and in the eight. At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Klepacki competed in a four-man without a helmsman and took eleventh place.

In 1998 in Cologne and 1999 in St. Catharines , Klepacki won world championship gold with the eighth, who competed in the same line-up in both years. With a newcomer, David Simon for Michael Wherley , and eight world champions from 1998 and 1999, the US boat reached the final at the 2000 Olympic Games via the hope race, but only finished fifth there. In 2003 Klepacki returned to eighth and won the silver medal at the World Championships in Milan .

Klepacki earned an MBA from Rutgers Business School and later worked for Delaware Investments in Philadelphia.

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SURNAME Klepacki, Jeffrey
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Klepacki, Jeffrey Gerard (full name); Klepacki, Jeff (given name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American rower and three-time world champion
DATE OF BIRTH 17th December 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Kearny , New Jersey