Jeffrey Klepacki

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Jeffrey Klepacki
Personal information
Full nameJeffrey Gerard Klepacki
BornDecember 17, 1968 (1968-12-17) (age 56)
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  United States
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place1994 IndianapolisM8+
Gold medal – first place1998 CologneM8+
Gold medal – first place1999 St. CatharinesM8+
Silver medal – second place2003 MilanM8+
Bronze medal – third place1993 RačiceM4-
Bronze medal – third place1995 TampereM8+
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1995 Mar del PlataM4-
Gold medal – first place1995 Mar del PlataM8+

Jeffrey Gerard Klepacki (born December 17, 1968) is an American rower. He represented the United States in the Olympics (1992, 1996 and 2000). Klepacki led the US Heavyweight 8+ to the gold medal in the world rowing championships in 1994 and again won World Championship gold medals in the Heavyweight 8+ in 1998 and 1999. Klepacki grew up in Kearny, New Jersey, and started rowing while attending Kearny High School.[1] He then attended Rutgers University.[2][3]

References

  1. Di Ionno, Mark. "The saddest stroke of all", The Star-Ledger, July 23, 2008, updated April 2, 2019. Accessed December 10, 2019. "'We're not abandoning the program,' said Klepacki, who like Jen Dore, took up crew on the Passaic River while at Kearny High School."
  2. Wallace, William M. "ROWING; U.S. Heavyweights Win Gold at the Wire", The New York Times, September 19, 1994. Accessed November 1, 2007.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jeff Klepacki". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2014.