Carol Brown (rower)

Carol Brown

Brown in Montreal with bronze medal, 1976
Personal information
Full name Carol Page Brown
Born April 19, 1953 (1953-04-19) (age 63)
Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
1976 Montreal Eights

Carol Page Brown (born April 19, 1953) is an American rower who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. She was also a member of the 1980 Olympic Team Women's Eight which did not compete in the Moscow Olympic Games due to the US led boycott. She was a member of the 1984 Olympic Team in Los Angeles.

In 1976 she was a crew member of the American boat which won the bronze medal in the eights event, the first time women's rowing was on the Olympic program. Carol was also a 9 times member of the US National Rowing Team including the 1980 and the 1984 Olympic Teams. She is the holder of 3 silver and 1 bronze world championship medals. She won a gold medal at the Royal Henley Regatta in 1981 in the coxed fours. This was the first time women raced at Henley. At the time of her retirement she held more World Championship medals than any other US woman.

Carol was inducted into the US Rowing Hall of Fame in 1991.

She is featured in the book "The Red Rose Crew" by Daniel J. Boyne, the story of the 1975 US Women's World Championship 8 which won a silver medal.

Carol rowed for Princeton University. Carol is currently a Vice President, US Olympians and Paralympians, the USOC athlete alumni organization.

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