Kendra Hartley Explained

Kendra Hartley
Collegeteam:Alberta
Birth Date:11 October 1992
Birth Place:Edmonton, Alberta[1]
Hometown:Calgary, Alberta

Kendra Hartley (born October 11, 1992) is a national team rower from Canada. Hartley was a Pan American Games champion when she won gold in the women's eight at the 2023 Pan Am Games in Santiago as well as a bronze in the quadruple sculls.[2] [1]

International Career

Hartley first represented Canada in April 2023, on the Canadian Pan American Games Qualification Regatta team.[3] She placed 4th in the Women's Four event, qualifying the full quota of women's sweep spots for Canada at the Pan American Games (Rowing at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification). [4]

In September 2023, Hartley was named to the Canadian Pan American Games Team,[5] [6] in the Women's Four, Women's Quad and Women's Eight events. She placed 4th in the Women's Four, won a bronze medal in the Women's Quad, and became the first-ever Pan American Games champion in the Women's Eight (2023 was the first time the Women's Eight had been contested at the Pan American Games). [7] Rowing at the 2023 Pan American Games

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kendra Hartley profile . . October 25, 2023.
  2. News: Mac Neil matches Canadian mark with 4th Pan Am Games gold, tying U.S. swimmer in 50m freestyle . Doug Harrison . . October 24, 2023.
  3. Web site: Pan Am Games Qualification Regatta Team Announced. . . November 10, 2023.
  4. Web site: Women’s sweep gold highlight PanAm Qualification Regatta . . November 10, 2023.
  5. Web site: Canada’s Santiago 2023 rowing team announced . . November 10, 2023.
  6. Web site: Canada’s Santiago 2023 rowing team announced . . November 10, 2023.
  7. Web site: Team Canada Golden at the Pan Am Games Regatta . . November 10, 2023.