Olympedia – Lindsay Burns

Biographical information

Roles	Competed in Olympic Games
Sex	Female
Full name	Lindsay H.•Burns (-Barbier)
Used name	Lindsay•Burns
Born	6 January 1965 in Big Timber, Montana (USA)
Measurements	174 cm / 58 kg
NOC	United States

Medals	OG
Gold	0
Silver	1
Bronze	0
Total	1

Biography

Lindsay Burns was on the US rowing team from 1987-96, culminating with her silver medal at the Atlanta Olympics in the lightweight double sculls, alongside Teresa Bell. Burns had been an alternate for the 1992 Olympics, but did not get to row.

Burns won a silver medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in the quad sculls (heavyweight). She also rowed the lightweight single at those Games, just missing a medal as she finished fourth. Burns competed at six World Championships, always in lightweight boats, winning four medals – a gold in the four in 1987, silvers in the double in 1990-91, and a bronze in the double in 1994.

Burns graduated from Harvard in 1987 and later obtained a PhD from Cambridge University. She was inducted into the Harvard Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.