Monroe, Jessica (1966–)
Monroe, Jessica (1966–)
Canadian rower. Born May 31, 1966, in Palo Alto, CA; moved to Canada (1972).
At Barcelona Olympics, won a gold medal in coxed eights and a gold medal in coxed fours (1992); won a silver medal for coxed eights at Atlanta Olympics (1996).
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