Kelly Rickon

Kelly Anne Rickon (born October 27, 1959) is an American former competitive rower and Olympic silver medalist.

Kelly Rickon
Personal information
Full nameKelly Anne Rickon
BornOctober 27, 1959 (1959-10-27) (age 63)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles Coxed quad sculls

Olympian

Rickon qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. She did however receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes.[1] She was a member of the American women's quadruple sculls team that won the silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.[2]

References
  1. Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry. Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-0942257403.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kelly Rickon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Full name: Kelly Anne Rickon (-Mitchell)


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