Betsy McCagg

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameElizabeth "Betsy"•McCagg (-Hills)
Used nameBetsy•McCagg
Born29 April 1967 in Kirkland, Washington (USA)
Measurements188 cm / 80 kg
AffiliationsLakeside High School Rowing Club
NOC United States

Biography

Betsy McCagg rowed in the US eight at the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Olympics, competing alongside her twin sister Mary McCagg in 1992 and 1996. The two began rowing at the Lakeside School in Seattle before going east to attend Harvard. In 1989 the twins led the Radcliffe eight to an undefeated season. Both were inducted into the Harvard Hall of Fame in 2004.

Betsy McCagg won five medals at the World Championships. She won a bronze in the pair in 1993, but the other medals were all in the eight. She won gold in 1995, and silvers in 1993, 1995, and 1999. Betsy won a gold medal in the pair at the 1995 Pan American Games. She also competed at the 1990 Goodwill Games. Betsy later became a pre-school teacher. Both twins are members of the National Rowing Hall of Fame.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1992 Summer Olympics Rowing USA Betsy McCagg
Eights, Women (Olympic) United States 6
1996 Summer Olympics Rowing USA Betsy McCagg
Eights, Women (Olympic) United States 4
2000 Summer Olympics Rowing USA Betsy McCagg
Eights, Women (Olympic) United States 6

Olympic family relations

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