Genevra Lea 'Gevvie' Stone was born on July 11,1985 and is an Olympic American rower from Newton, Massachusetts.
12 Facts About Genevra Stone
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Genevra Stone is a graduate of Princeton University and Tufts University School of Medicine.
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Genevra Stone began rowing in 2001 at the Winsor School.
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Genevra Stone graduated from Winsor in 2003, and she continued to row at Princeton University where she graduated in 2007.
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Genevra Stone is currently an emergency medicine resident at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
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Genevra Stone's mother, Lisa Hansen, was an Olympic rower, competing in the women's coxed quadruple sculls at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal.
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When Genevra Stone was in high school, her mother Lisa coached her along with her high school team at the Winsor School, and Lisa continues to be Winsor's rowing coach today.
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At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Genevra Stone won the silver medal in the single sculls.
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Genevra Stone competed in the single sculls at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she placed 1st in Final B and 7th overall.
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In 2011, Genevra Stone placed 13th in women's single sculls at the World Rowing Cup III and 11th in the women's single sculls at the World Rowing Championships.
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Two years later in 2014, Genevra Stone placed 4th in the World Rowing Championship.
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In 2018, Genevra Stone won the women's Championship Singles race at the Head of the Charles Regatta for the ninth time and the fifth year in a row.