Daphne Martschenko

Daphne Martschenko (born in London, November 6, 1992)[1] is an American student athlete. She attended Oakton High School in Fairfax, Virginia, joining the crew team her freshman year.[2] She later attended Stanford University, majoring in Slavic languages and anthropology.[2][3] While at Stanford, she earned two gold medals, one in the NCAA Division I Rowing Championship.[4] She was a competitor at two World Rowing U23 Championships.[1] As of 2018, she is a Ph.D. student at University of Cambridge,[5] and president of the Cambridge University Women's Boat Club.[3]

Martschenko at The Boat Race 2018

Early life

Martschenko was born in London to Alex, a U.S. government employee of Ukrainian heritage, and Oluwatoyin ("Toyin"), originally from Nigeria. She has three sisters and lived in Kyrgyzstan and Russia while young.[4][6]

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References
  1. "Daphne Martschenko profile", Official website, World Rowing, retrieved 2018-05-17
  2. Molly Bruggeman (March 23, 2018), "Martschenko Leads Cambridge Women into Boat Race", Official website, USRowing
  3. James Lee (March 22, 2018), "Blondie 2018", Official website, Cambridge University Women's Boat Club, retrieved 2018-05-17
  4. 2010-11 Women's Rowing Roster: Daphne Martschenko, Stanford Athletics, retrieved 2018-05-18
  5. "Daphne Martschenko - Behavioural genetics and intelligence: its impact on the US education system", Gates Cambridge Scholarships official website, Gates Foundation, June 20, 2016, retrieved 2018-05-17
  6. Richard Winton (March 24, 2016), Boat Races 2016: Daphne Martschenko has travelled a long way to reach Cambridge, BBC
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