Anna P Goodale was born on March 18,1983 and is an American rower.
17 Facts About Anna Goodale
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Anna Goodale has rowed on four world championship US women's eight crews and competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in women's eight.
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Anna Goodale was born to Martha Derbyshire and Nat Goodale in Montville, Maine.
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Anna Goodale spent most of her time on a sheep farm and was homeschooled until age nine.
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Anna Goodale attended Camden Hills Regional High School and graduated from Syracuse University in 2005.
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Anna Goodale studied illustration at Syracuse and is skilled in using a range of mediums, with a focus on watercolor and pastel.
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At Syracuse, Goodale was a member of the varsity eight team and received various awards and honors for her rowing achievements, including being named three time Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association All-American, earning first team distinctions in 2003 and 2005, and a second team honor in 2004.
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Anna Goodale joined the United States National Women's Rowing Team in 2005.
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Anna Goodale has placed in the pair event at various Rowing World Cup stops, won silver in the eight at the 2006 World Rowing Cup in Lucerne, and won the Remenham Cup at the 2006 Henley Royal Regatta.
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Anna Goodale has finished in the top 4 in the eight event at the 2005 World Rowing Championships.
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Anna Goodale won a gold medal in women's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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Anna Goodale has had a successful career in national rowing competitions.
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Anna Goodale has had success in other events, such as winning silver in the four at the 2007 USRowing National Championships and finishing second in the four at the 2004 US Senior and Junior World Championship Trials.
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Anna Goodale announced in June 2011 that she was officially retired from rowing and planned to move to Ecuador with her father.
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Anna Goodale served as the assistant coach and the head novice coach for Ohio State University's Women's Rowing Team from Fall 2015 until 2019.
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Anna Goodale was inducted into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame in 2015 and the Midcoast Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.
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Anna Goodale is married to Wes Walker, who was an assistant volleyball coach at Eastern Washington University.