Grace Luczak (Fattal)
Luczak in 2015 at Aiguebelette
Personal information
BornMay 24, 1989 (1989-05-24) (age 34)
Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight170 lb (77 kg)
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Chungju W8+
Gold medal – first place 2014 Amsterdam W8+
Gold medal – first place 2015 Aiguebelette W4-
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Karapiro W4-

Grace Luczak (Fattal) (born May 24, 1989 in Royal Oak, Michigan)[1] is an American Olympic rower.

Life

Luczak was a member of the USA Olympic rowing team in 2016 and 2020. She has set two World Records, including the current record in the Women’s 8+ boat. She is a three-time World Champion and multiple World Cup medalist. She was recognized as one of the Top 10 Rowers in the world by World Rowing.[2]

She began rowing at Pioneer High School in Michigan. From there, she attended Stanford University, competing from 2008 through 2011. The women's rowing team won the NCAA Championship in 2009, with Luczak in the winning Varsity 8+.[2] In 2023, she was inducted into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame.[3]

In 2015 Luczak, Kristine O'Brien, Adrienne Martelli and Grace Latz took the gold medal in the coxless four at the 2015 World Rowing Championships.[4]

In the 2016 Summer Olympics, Luczak and Felice Mueller, rowing in the Women's Coxless Pairs, finished fourth.[5] In the 2020 Summer Olympics, Luczak and three other rowers finished 7th in the Women's Coxless Four event.[6]

Luczak married Dr. Michael Fattal in 2022.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Grace Luczak". Team USA. Archived from the original on July 18, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Grace Luczak at USRowing
  3. ^ "2023 Hall of Fame Class". Stanford Athletics. August 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "Luczak of US wins 3rd career gold at rowing worlds". SI.com. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  5. ^ "Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's coxless pair". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  6. ^ "2020 Olympic Team Roster". USRowing.
  7. ^ OlympicTalk (June 17, 2021). "U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved June 17, 2021.

External links


World champions – Women's coxless four
World champions – Women's eight
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