Anne Martin (rower)

Anne Martin
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1961-09-24) September 24, 1961 (age 63)
Sport
SportRowing

Anne Martin (born September 24, 1961) is an American rower.[1] She competed in the women's quadruple sculls event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[2] After her rowing career, Martin worked as the Chief Investment Officer at Wesleyan University.[3][4]

Biography

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Martin was born in 1961.[1] She attended Smith College, and took up rowing in the early 1980s during her sophomore year.[3] She competed at the World Rowing Championships from 1984 to 1987.[1][5] At the 1984 and 1985 Championships, she won bronze in the single sculls.[1] At the 1986 World Rowing Championships, Martin won gold in the coxless four.[1][3] After the World Championships, Martin began training for a spot on the US Olympic team.[3]

At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Martin competed in the women's quadruple sculls,[6][7] where the US team finished in ninth place.[8]

After her rowing career, Martin went to Stanford University earning an MBA.[1] She started work in the finance sector at Alex. Brown & Sons,[1] before moving to a private equity company in San Francisco.[1] After becoming a director at Yale Investments Office,[9] Martin became the chief investment officer at Wesleyan University.[3]

Martin is married to John Pescatore, who also rowed for the United States at the Olympics in 1988 and 1992,[10] and has twin boys.[11] She was inducted into the National Rowing Foundation's hall of fame in 1997.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Anne Martin". Olympedia. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anne Martin Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Anne Martin". Smith Pioneers. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  4. ^ "Pulling the Oars as CIO of Wesleyan University". Capital Allocators. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "Anne Martin, Investments". Wesleyan University. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  6. ^ "The Seoul Olympics: Roundup; Finn Misses Chance For 4th Rowing Gold". The New York Times. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  7. ^ "Olympic Festival Results at Houston, July 27". UPI. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  8. ^ "Quadruple Sculls, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  9. ^ "New CIO Anne Martin: Kannam Replacement to Restructure Investment Office". Wesleyan Argus. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  10. ^ "John Pescatore". Olympedia. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  11. ^ "When the Road Ends: What Athletes Do After the Olympics". The Muse. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  12. ^ "Hall of Fame". National Rowing Foundation. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
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