Daphne Martschenko
Daphne Martschenko (born in London, November 6, 1992)[1] is an American student athlete. She attended Oakton High School in Fairfax, Virginia, joining the crew team her freshman year.[2] She later attended Stanford University, majoring in Slavic languages and anthropology.[2][3] While at Stanford, she earned two gold medals, one in the NCAA Division I Rowing Championship.[4] She was a competitor at two World Rowing U23 Championships.[1] As of 2018, she is a Ph.D. student at University of Cambridge,[5] and president of the Cambridge University Women's Boat Club.[3]
Early life[]
Martschenko was born in London to Alex, a U.S. government employee of Ukrainian heritage, and Oluwatoyin ("Toyin"), originally from Nigeria. She has three sisters and lived in Kyrgyzstan and Russia while young.[4][6]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Daphne Martschenko profile", Official website, World Rowing, retrieved 2018-05-17
- ^ Jump up to: a b Molly Bruggeman (March 23, 2018), "Martschenko Leads Cambridge Women into Boat Race", Official website, USRowing
- ^ Jump up to: a b James Lee (March 22, 2018), "Blondie 2018", Official website, Cambridge University Women's Boat Club, retrieved 2018-05-17
- ^ Jump up to: a b 2010-11 Women's Rowing Roster: Daphne Martschenko, Stanford Athletics, retrieved 2018-05-18
- ^ "Daphne Martschenko - Behavioural genetics and intelligence: its impact on the US education system", Gates Cambridge Scholarships official website, Gates Foundation, June 20, 2016, retrieved 2018-05-17
- ^ Richard Winton (March 24, 2016), Boat Races 2016: Daphne Martschenko has travelled a long way to reach Cambridge, BBC
External links[]
- Media related to Daphne Martschenko at Wikimedia Commons
- 1992 births
- American female rowers
- Living people
- Stanford Cardinal women's rowers
- Alumni of the University of Cambridge
- Sportspeople from Fairfax, Virginia
- American people of Ukrainian descent
- American sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- Oakton High School alumni
- American rowing biography stubs