PARIS — A Dayton native competed in the women’s eight rowing finals Saturday morning at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
As reported on News Center 7, Molly Bruggerman is a member of the U.S. Rowing team.
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The U.S. women’s eight team placed fifth with a time of 06:01.73, according to the USRowing social media page.
Their time was just 0.24 seconds short of Team USA’s fastest Olympic time in history.
5️⃣th-place finish
— USRowing (@usrowing) August 3, 2024
The U.S. women’s eight places fifth with a time of 06:01.73, just 0.24 seconds short of @TeamUSA’s fastest Olympic time in history.#Paris2024 #RowToParis #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/XHvj3Kvbje
Romania won gold with a time of 5:54.39, according to the Team USA Olympic results website.
Canada secured the silver medal and Great Britain got bronze.
Australia clinched fourth place, finishing just one second before Team USA.
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Bruggeman attended Chaminade Julienne High School in Dayton and was a member of its rowing team, News Center 7 previously reported.
She earned a rowing scholarship to the University of Notre Dame and was named All-American three times.
The U.S. women’s eight team has won gold four times but has not medaled in the last two Olympics.
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