Victoria Opitz
American rower (born 1988)
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Victoria "Vicky" Opitz (born June 5, 1988) 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]
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Opitz in 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | June 5, 1988 (age 37) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Wisconsin Badgers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rowing career
Opitz began rowing in 2006 at the University of Wisconsin. In 2011, she graduated in political science and communication. She lived and trained in Princeton, New Jersey. In 2023 she shifted from coaching lightweight rowing at the University of Wisconsin to the Head Coach position for the Openweight women’s rowing team at the University of Wisconsin.[2]
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.
