UC Irvine Olympians
Cathy Thaxton
- Country:
- USA
- Sport / Event:
- Crew
- Olympic Years:
- 1980, 1984, 1988
OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE
β’Β Rowed at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and the 1988 Seoul Olympics
β’ Finished sixth in the womenβs double sculls both years
β’ Made the 1980 Olympic team but did not get a chance to compete due to the U.S. boycott
β’ Also an alternate to the 1976 Olympic team
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AT UC IRVINE
β’ Former graduate student at UC Irvine
EXTRAS
β’ Competed at the 1977, 1979 and 1983 World Championships
β’ Graduated from Stanford in 1979, and earned her master's from Northern Arizona in 2000
β’ Brother, Bill Thaxton, graduated from UCI in 1980
β’Β Rowed at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and the 1988 Seoul Olympics
β’ Finished sixth in the womenβs double sculls both years
β’ Made the 1980 Olympic team but did not get a chance to compete due to the U.S. boycott
β’ Also an alternate to the 1976 Olympic team
Β
AT UC IRVINE
β’ Former graduate student at UC Irvine
EXTRAS
β’ Competed at the 1977, 1979 and 1983 World Championships
β’ Graduated from Stanford in 1979, and earned her master's from Northern Arizona in 2000
β’ Brother, Bill Thaxton, graduated from UCI in 1980
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