Kerry Maher-Shaffer

Kerry Maher-Shaffer
Personal information
Born (1984-01-15) January 15, 1984 (age 40)
Welland, Ontario,[1] Canada
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Medal record
Women's Rowing
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Quadruple Sculls
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Double Sculls

Kerry Maher-Shaffer (born January 15, 1984) is a Canadian rower.[1]

Career

Maher-Shaffer won the singles sculls event at the Canadian Championships in 2010.[2] Maher-Shaffer competed at three World Rowing Championships, finishing 13th in 2011 in the women's double sculls, fifth in the women's fours in 2014 and finally sixth in 2016 in the women's fours.[1]

At the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada (the rowing competitions were held in St. Catharines), Maher-Shaffer won two gold medals in the quadruple sculls and double sculls events.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Kerry Maher-Shaffer". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. June 21, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "Rower Shaffer golden at Canadian championships". www.cbc.ca/. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). September 26, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  3. ^ Gillespie, Kerry (July 15, 2015). "Canadian rower's escape from the sport leads to two Pan Am gold". Toronto Star. Retrieved January 2, 2022.


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