Meghan Musnicki

Meghan Musnicki (/məˈsnɪki/ mə-SNIK-ee; born February 5, 1983)^[1] is an American rower. She is a five-time world champion and twice Olympic champion. She has competed at three Olympics, twice winning gold in the women's eight at the London 2012 and Rio 2016. She has represented at World Rowing Championships six times, all in the W8+, winning gold five times and bronze on one occasion.

Meghan Musnicki

Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1983-02-05) February 5, 1983 (age 42) Naples, New York, U.S.
Education	Ithaca College
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Rowing
Event	Eight
Medal record Women's rowing Representing the  United States Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 2 0 0 World Championships 5 0 1 Total 7 0 1 Olympic Games 2012 London W8+ 2016 Rio de Janeiro W8+ World Championships 2010 Karapiro W8+ 2011 Lake Bled W8+ 2013 Chungju W8+ 2014 Amsterdam W8+ 2015 Aiguebelette W8+ 2019 Ottensheim W8+

She attended Naples Central School District in Naples, New York, and was a guest speaker at the Naples Central School Graduation in 2013, the year after she won her first Olympic gold medal.

Musnicki is a 2005 graduate of Ithaca College.^[2]

Musnicki qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[3] She rowed in the seven seat of the US women's eight which finished in overall fourth place. Afterwards she retired, married rowing coach Skip Hielt and got a job in a data infrastructure company. One year later, Musnicki decided to enter the Henley Royal Regatta for fun. Teaming up with Australian Olympian Jessica Morrison, she went through to win the final of the Hambleden Pairs Challenge Cup over the British crew racing as Leander. Realizing she could still compete with full-time athletes, Musnicki went back into training and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.^[4][5]