Carol Feeney
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Carol Feeney was born October 4, 1964 in Oak Park, Illinois
Oak Park, Illinois
Oak Park, Illinois is a suburb bordering the west side of the city of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is the twenty-fifth largest municipality in Illinois. Oak Park has easy access to downtown Chicago due to public transportation such as the Chicago 'L' Blue and Green lines,...

 is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 rower
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...

 who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...

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She attended college at the University of Wisconsin where she was on the 1986 Varsity Women's Eight team that won the collegiate national title at the Cincinnati Regatta in Bantam, Ohio. Carol now works as an eighth grade science teacher at Ottoson Middle School
Ottoson Middle School
Ottoson Middle School is a middle school in Arlington, Massachusetts, United States, serving students in grades 6–8. The principal of the school is Tim Ruggere. The assistant principals are Jack Flood and John J. Gonsalves...

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Rowing career

  • In 1986, her team placed 4th in the World Championships, Nottingham, England (Eight).
  • In 1989, her team placed 6th in the World Championships, Bled, Yugoslavia (Eight).
  • In 1990, her team placed 5th in the (Coxless Fours), and 6th in the (Eight), Goodwill Games
    Goodwill Games
    The Goodwill Games was an international sports competition, created by Ted Turner in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympic Games of the 1980s...

    , Seattle, WA.
  • In 1991, her team placed 4th in the World Championships, Vienna, Austria (Eight).
  • In 1992, she was a member of the United States
    United States
    The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

     team that placed second in the women's Coxless Fours rowing competition in the 1992 Summer Olympics
    1992 Summer Olympics
    The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...

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Feeney, with teammates Cindy Ekert, Shelagh Donohoe
Shelagh Donohoe
"Shelagh Donohoe" is an American olympic rower.-Early years:Shelagh was born in Lowell, Massachusetts on January 22, 1965, and attended Keith Hall, now a part of Lowell Catholic High School from 1981-1985....

 and Amy Fuller
Amy Fuller
Amy Fuller was an American rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

, won the silver medal in Barcelona.
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