Peggy McCarthy explained

Peggy McCarthy
Fullname:	Margaret Ann McCarthy
Birth Place:	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]

Notes and References

1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/peggy-mccarthy-1.html. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418070942/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/peggy-mccarthy-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18.
2. Book: Caroccioli. Tom. Caroccioli. Jerry. Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. New Chapter Press. Highland Park, IL. 978-0942257403. 243–253.