Danielle Hansen

Hansen competing at the 2015 World Rowing Championships
Personal information
National team	United States
Born	(1993-10-16) October 16, 1993 (age 30) Modesto, CA
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	160 lb (73 kg)
Sport
Sport	rowing
College team	University of Washington
Club	Community Rowing Inc.
Medal record Legs, Trunk, & Arms Mixed Four Representing the  United States Event 1st 2nd 3rd Paralympic Games 0 2 0 World Championships 0 5 0 Head of the Charles Regatta 4 0 0 Royal Canadian Henley Regatta 1 0 0 Total 5 6 0 Paralympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro PR3 Mix4+ 2020 Tokyo PR3 Mix4+ World Championships 2019 Ottensheim PR3 Mixed Four 2018 Plovdiv PR3 Mixed Four 2017 Sarasota PR3 Mixed Four 2015 Aiguebelette Legs, Trunk, & Arms Mixed Four 2014 Amsterdam Legs, Trunk, & Arms Mixed Four Royal Canadian Henley Regatta 2015 St. Catharines Legs, Trunk, & Arms Mixed Four U.S. Rowing Club & Elite National Championships 2017 Harsha Lake Legs, Trunk, & Arms Mixed Four 2017 Harsha Lake Legs, Trunk, & Arms Mixed Doubles 2017 Harsha Lake Women's Elite/Senior Pair Head of the Charles Regatta 2017 Boston Legs, Trunk, & Arms Mixed Four 2016 Boston Mixed Eight 2016 Boston Legs, Trunk, & Arms Mixed Four 2015 Boston Legs, Trunk, & Arms Mixed Four

Danielle "Dani" Hansen (born October 16, 1993 in Modesto, California) is an American rower. She competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. Hansen has won a gold medal and five silver medals from the World Rowing Championships and a silver medal from the 2016 Paralympic Games.^[1] She is a Royal Canadian Henley Regatta champion, a four-time Head of the Charles Regatta champion, and two-time U.S. national champion. She was a member of the Paralympic Great Eight at the 2016 Head of the Charles Regatta consisting of gold, silver, and bronze Rio Paralympic medalists from Great Britain, United States, and Canada.

Background

Hansen is diagnosed with Erb's palsy in her left arm.^[1] She received her bachelor's degree in psychology at the University of Washington.^[2] In 2018 she was a coach for the women's rowing team at the University of Washington.^[2] She is currently the lead athlete at Hydrow.

Career

College career

She finished first place at the 2014 Pac-12 Championship in the University of Washington’s novice eight.

Senior career

2014

Hansen won a silver medal in the Legs, Trunk, & Arms Mixed 4+ at the 2014 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands.^[3]

2015

Hansen won a silver medal in the Legs, Trunk, & Arms Mixed 4+ at the 2015 World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette, France.^[4]

2016

Hansen won a silver medal in the Legs, Trunk, & Arms Mixed 4+ at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.^[5]

In New York City, at the New York Athletic ClubHansen was honored as the USRowing's Fan Choice Awards National Team Athlete of the Year in 2016.^[6]

2017

Hansen won a silver medal in the PR3 Mixed 4+ at the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota, Florida.^[7]

2018

Hansen won a silver medal in the PR3 Mixed 4+ at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

Hansen also won a gold medal and set a World Record in the PR3 w2- with her pair partner, Jaclyn Smith, at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

2019

Hansen won a silver medal in the PR3 Mixed 4+ at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Ottensheim, Austria.

Senior

Year	Event	LTA Mixed 2x	Women's Elite/Senior 2-	Women's 8+	PR3 Mixed 4+	Mixed 8+
2014	World Championships
2015	Head of the Charles Regatta
	World Championships
	Royal Canadian Henley Regatta
2016	Head of the Charles Regatta
	Paralympic Games
2017	Head of the Charles Regatta
	World Championships
	U.S. Rowing Club & Elite National Championships