Victoria Opitz

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Victoria Opitz
Personal information
BornJune 5, 1988 (1988-06-05) (age 33)
Madison, United States
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Chungju W8+
Gold medal – first place 2014 Amsterdam W8+
Gold medal – first place 2015 Aiguebelette W8+
Gold medal – first place 2018 Plovdiv W8+

Victoria "Vicky" Opitz (5 June 1988 in Madison, Wisconsin) is an American rower and four-time world champion in the eights. After retaining her world title in 2015, she was officially ranked #5 female rower in the world.[1]

Rowing career[]

Opitz began rowing in 2006 at the University of Wisconsin. In 2011, she graduated in political science and communication. She lives and trains in Princeton, New Jersey.

Her international debut in the USA eight resulted in victory at the Rowing World Cup in 2013 in Lucerne and was followed by victory at the 2013 World Rowing Championships in Chungju, South Korea.

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