Tessa Gobbo

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Tessa Gobbo (born December 8, 1990 in Keene , New Hampshire ) is an American rower and 2016 Olympic champion in eighth .

Gobbo started rowing in high school in 2006, but didn't join the US national team until 2013. At the 2013 World Championships in Chungju , the four-man without helmsman won the title with Emily Huelskamp , Olivia Coffey , Tessa Gobbo and Felice Mueller . In 2014 Tessa Gobbo competed in the Rowing World Cup in double fours , at the World Championships in Amsterdam she rowed again in the four without, which with Zsuzsanna Francia , Emily Regan , Tessa Gobbo and Adrienne Martelli won the silver medal behind the New Zealand four.

In 2015, Tessa Gobbo won the US eighth at the World Cup in Varese and at the 2015 World Championships on Lac d'Aiguebelette . The winning streak of the US figure eight at World Championships and Olympic Games, which has been going on since 2006, continued at the 2016 Olympic Games as Emily Regan, Kerry Simmonds , Amanda Polk , Lauren Schmetterling , Tessa Gobbo, Meghan Musnicki , Elle Logan , Amanda Elmore and helmswoman Katelin Snyder won ahead of the British and Romanians.

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SURNAME Gobbo, Tessa
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American rower
DATE OF BIRTH December 8, 1990
PLACE OF BIRTH Keene , New Hampshire