American rower
Carlie Geer
Full name Charlotte Mosher Geer Born November 13, 1957 (1957-11-13 ) (age 67)Greenwich, Connecticut , U.S.
Charlotte Mosher "Carlie" Geer (born November 13, 1957, in Greenwich, Connecticut ) is a rower from the United States .
Olympics
Geer and her sister qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team; however, neither was able to compete due to the U.S. Olympic Committee's boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russia. They both received a Congressional Gold Medal many years later as consolation.[ 1] She competed for the United States in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California , in the single sculls event where she finished in second place.[ 2]
A family of Olympians
Carlie's sister Julia "Judy" Geer competed in the 1976 and 1984 Olympics for the American rowing teams,[ 3] her brother-in-law Richard "Dick" Dreissigacker competed as a rower in the 1972 Summer Olympics ,[ 4] and her nieces Hannah and Emily competed in biathlon in the 2014 Winter Olympics and 2018 Winter Olympics , respectively.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
References
^ Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry (2008). Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games . Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243โ 253. ISBN 978-0942257403 .
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "Carlie Geer" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2014 .
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "Judy Geer" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2014 .
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "Dick Dreissigacker" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2014 .
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "Hannah Dreissigacker" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2014 .
^ Williams, Doug (January 22, 2014). "In Olympic Family, Hannah Dreissigacker Takes Her Own Course" . TeamUSA.org.
^ "Vermont Olympian Emily Dreissigacker: 'More About the Process, Less About the Result' " . February 12, 2018.