Ruth Anna Davidon Rodgers (born March 20, 1964, in

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) is an American rower and medical doctor. As Ruth Davidon, she finished 6th in the

single sculls 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-sec ...

at the

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and 4th in the

double sculls A double scull, also abbreviated as a 2x, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat by sculling with two oars each, one in each hand. Racing boats (often called "shells") are ...

at the

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. A

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-area

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who practices under the name Ruth A. Rodgers, M.D., her parents were essayist Ann Morrissett and physicist

William C. Davidon William Cooper Davidon (March 18, 1927 – November 8, 2013) was an American professor of physics and mathematics, and a peace activist. As the mastermind of the March 8, 1971, FBI office break-in, in Media, Pennsylvania, Davidon was the informal ...

, noted peace and justice activists.

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* 1964 births Living people Rowers from New York City Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for the United States The Baldwin School alumni World Rowing Championships medalists for the United States American female rowers Rowers at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in rowing 20th-century American sportswomen {{US-rowing-bio-stub