UC Irvine Olympians

Cathy Thaxton

  • Country USA
  • Sport / Event Crew
  • Olympic Years 1980, 1984, 1988

Biography

OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE
• Rowed at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and the 1988 Seoul Olympics
• Finished sixth in the women’s double sculls both years
• Made the 1980 Olympic team but did not get a chance to compete due to the U.S. boycott
• Also an alternate to the 1976 Olympic team
 
AT UC IRVINE
• Former graduate student at UC Irvine

EXTRAS
• Competed at the 1977, 1979 and 1983 World Championships
• Graduated from Stanford in 1979, and earned her master's from Northern Arizona in 2000
• Brother, Bill Thaxton, graduated from UCI in 1980