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| Full name | Margaret Ann McCarthy | ||||||||||||||
| Born | March 1, 1956 (age 67) Urbana, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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Margaret Ann "Peggy" McCarthy (born March 1, 1956 in Urbana, Illinois), is an American rower.
Olympian
She competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and was a crew member of the American boat which won the bronze medal in the eights event.[1] She qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. McCarthy did however receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes.[2]
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peggy McCarthy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ↑ Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry. Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-0942257403.
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