Amy Fuller
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| Born | May 30, 1968 Inglewood, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | March 11, 2023 (aged 54) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amy Lynn Fuller (May 30, 1968 – March 11, 2023) was an American rower, three-time Olympian, and one time World Record holder. In 1993, she was acclaimed as the U.S. Rowing Female Athlete of the Year, and in 1995, she was a finalist for the James E. Sullivan Award, given annually to the nation's top amateur athlete.
Fuller earned trips to the Olympics in 1992, 1996, and 2000. In 1992, she brought home a silver medal in the women's 4-, and in 1996 and 2000, she placed in the top 6 in the women's 8+. Fuller also competed in eight World Championships, earning one gold medal and six silver medals (1989, 1991, 1993–95, 1997–98, and 1999).
Fuller died from breast cancer in Los Angeles on March 11, 2023, at the age of 54.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Hewitt, Ed. "Rowing News: Amy Fuller Kearney Has Passed". Row2k. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ "UCLA Athletics Mourns the Passing of Amy Fuller Kearney". UCLA Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- Amy Fuller at World Rowing
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Amy Fuller". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
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