Jeffrey Klepacki Explained

Jeffrey Klepacki
Fullname:Jeffrey Gerard Klepacki
Birth Place:Kearny, New Jersey, U.S.
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Jeffrey Gerard Klepacki (born December 17, 1968, in Kearny, New Jersey) 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]

Notes and 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. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kl/jeff-klepacki-1.html . Jeff Klepacki . July 13, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131030055246/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kl/jeff-klepacki-1.html . October 30, 2013 .