Ensiklopedia Dunia

Technopedia Center

Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
S1 Informatics S1 Information Systems S1 Information Technology S1 Computer Engineering S1 Electrical Engineering S1 Civil Engineering

faculty of Economics and Business
S1 Management S1 Accountancy

Faculty of Letters and Educational Sciences
S1 English literature S1 English language education S1 Mathematics education S1 Sports Education

Michelle Sechser - Wikipedia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Michelle Sechser

Personal information

Nationality

American

Born

November 1, 1986 (age 38)
San Luis Obispo, California, U.S.

Height

1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)

Weight

57 kg (126 lb)

Sport

Rowing

College team

Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Achievements and titles

Olympic finals

2020 Summer Olympics LW2x

Medal record

Women's rowing

Representing the United States
World Championships
	2017 Sarasota	Lwt double sculls
	2022 Račice	Lwt double sculls
	2023 Belgrade	Lwt double sculls

Michelle Sechser (born November 1, 1986) is an American rower.^[1] She competed in the women's lightweight double sculls event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[2] She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the women's lightweight double sculls event.

She won the bronze medal in both the women's lightweight double sculls and women's quadruple sculls events at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico.^[3] She competed in the LW4x at the 2012 World Rowing Championships, the LW1x at the 2013 World Rowing Championships, and the LW2x at the 2014 and 2015 World Rowing Championships. In 2015, Sechser won a bronze medal at World Cup II in the LW2x in Lucerne, Switzerland before competing in the World Rowing Champions in Aiguebelette, France.

Sechser went on to win a bronze medal at the 2017 World Rowing Championships in the LW2x in Sarasota, Florida.^[4] She competed in the LW1x in the 2018 World Rowing Championships, and the LW2x at the 2019 World Cup Poznan and World Rowing Championships. In 2021 Sechser raced and won the Final Olympic Qualification Regatta in the LW2x, earning her berth to the Olympics. She placed 5th in at the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan in the LW2x with a time of 6:41.54.^[5]

In 2022 Sechser won a gold medal at World Cup in Poznan, Poland in the LW2x and a silver medal at the World Rowing Championships in Račice, Czech Republic. She also won the Stonor Cup W2x at the Henley Royal Regatta.

In the LW2x in 2023 Sechser won a silver medal at World Cup Varese and a silver medal at the World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. She also won the Women's Championship 1x event at the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston, MA and the US Rowing Fall Speed Order in 2023.

In 2024 Sechser won a bronze medal at World Cup Lucerne in the LW2x. Sechser currently holds the American record for the Concept2 Indoor lightweight women's 2000m erg (6:55.2),^[6] 6000m erg (21:47.1),^[6] and LW2x 2000m race on a World Rowing course (6:41.54)^[5]

Sechser began rowing at age 13 for Capital Crew in Gold River, CA. She attended the University of Tulsa and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Business Administration and a minor in Marketing. She also earned her MBA from the University of Tulsa. In 2022 she was inducted into the University of Tulsa Athletic Hall of Fame.^[7] Sechser was the US Rowing Female Athlete of the Year in 2022.^[8]

References

^ "Michelle Sechser". Olympedia. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
^ "Rowing - Heat 1 Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
^ "Michelle Sechser And Molly Reckford Earn Final U.S. Rowing Spot For Tokyo". Team USA. May 16, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
^ "World Rowing - 2017 World Rowing Championships". World Rowing. Retrieved February 21, 2022.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b "World Rowing - Michelle SECHSER". World Rowing. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "American Records". Concept2. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
^ "Michelle Sechser - Hall of Fame". Tulsa. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
^ "Sechser, Davison Named 2022 USRowing Athletes of the Year". USRowing. October 14, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2024.

References

External links