Medical school grad Jennifer Devine finishes ninth in Olympic rowing

UW School of Medicine graduate Jennifer Devine placed among the world’s top 10 in women’s single sculls rowing at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.

Devine finished second in her opening round heat, and then took second place in her repechage, qualifying for the semifinal A/B. She finished fourth in the semifinal, narrowly missing the medal round. In the final B, which determined seventh through 12th place, she finished third, earning her ninth place overall.

Devine, this year’s U.S. Olympic Trials champion, qualified for the Olympics in women’s single sculls by winning the Olympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland in June. The Portland native trains at Seattle's Pocock Rowing Center. She graduated from the School of Medicine in 2003. Devine also competed in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta in the women's double sculls event.