Kristine O'Brien

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Kristine O'Brien as 2015 World Champion

Kristine O'Brien (born October 3, 1991 in Clane , Ireland ) is an American rower .

Kristine O'Brien started rowing in 2005. In 2012 and 2013 she won the U23 World Championships with the American eighth . In 2015, together with Grace Latz , Adrienne Martelli and Grace Luczak, she won the four-man title at the World Championships . In 2016 she competed in the world championships in the non-Olympic boat classes with Molly Bruggeman , Emily Huelskamp and Corinne Schoeller in a four without helmsman and won silver behind the British women. At the 2017 World Championshipsplaced Bruggeman, O'Brien, Erin Reelick and Kendall Chase in fourth place.

In 2018 Kristine O'Brien moved to the American eight. At the World Championships in Plovdiv , the eighth won the title in front of the boats from Canada and Australia. In 2019, the eighth from the United States took third place at the World Championships in Linz behind the boats from New Zealand and Australia.

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  1. Biography on usrowing.org (accessed September 22, 2018)