Anne Martin (born September 24, 1961) is an American

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

. She competed in the

women's quadruple sculls A quadruple sculling boat, often simply called a quad and abbreviated as a 4x, is a racing shell used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four people who propel the boat by sculling with two oars, or "sculls", one in each han ...

event at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

. After her rowing career, Martin worked as the Chief Investment Officer at

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Biography

Martin was born in 1961. She attended

Smith College Smith College is a Private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts Women's colleges in the United States, women's college in Northampton, Massachusetts, United States. It was chartered in 1871 by Sophia Smit ...

, and took up rowing in the early 1980s during her sophomore year. She competed at the

World Rowing Championships The World Rowing Championships is an international Rowing (sport), rowing regatta organized by International Rowing Federation, FISA (the International Rowing Federation). It is a week-long event held at the end of the northern hemisphere summer ...

from 1984 to 1987. At the 1984 and 1985 Championships, she won bronze in the

single scull A single scull (or a scull), abbreviated as a 1x, is a racing shell designed for a single person who propels the boat with two oars, one in each hand. Racing boats (often called "shells") are long, narrow, and broadly semi-circular in cross-se ...

s. At the

1986 World Rowing Championships The 1986 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 17 to 24 August 1986 at Nottingham in the United Kingdom. Medal summary Looking at the open weight classes only, East Germany was the most successful nation ...

, Martin won gold in the

coxless four A coxless four, abbreviated as a 4- and also called a straight four, is a racing shell used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars, without a coxswain. The crew consists of four ...

. After the World Championships, Martin began training for a spot on the US Olympic team. At the

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, Martin competed in the

, where the US team finished in ninth place. After her rowing career, Martin went to

Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...

earning an

MBA A Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a professional degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration; elective courses may allow further study in a particular a ...

. She started work in the finance sector at Alex. Brown & Sons, before moving to a private equity company in

San Francisco San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, Financial District, San Francisco, financial, and Culture of San Francisco, cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of ...

. After becoming a director at Yale Investments Office, Martin became the chief investment officer at

. Martin is married to John Pescatore, who also rowed for the United States at the Olympics in 1988 and 1992, and has twin boys. She was inducted into the National Rowing Foundation's hall of fame in 1997.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Anne 1961 births Living people American female rowers Olympic rowers for the United States Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century American sportswomen World Rowing Championships medalists for the United States