STONE Genevra

United States of America

Rowing

Date of Birth: 11 Jul 1985

Age: 36

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.83/6'0''

Place of birth: BOSTON, MA

Birth Country:

United States of America

Place of residence : CAMBRIDGE, MA

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rowing	Women's Double Sculls USA United States	5

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Double Sculls Heat 1 #16	Finished
Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Double Sculls Semifinal A/B 2 #72	Finished
Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Double Sculls Final A #99	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	1x
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	2
2012	London, GBR	7

World Championships

Year	Location	1x	2x
2019	Linz, AUT	-	5
2015	Aiguebelette-le-Lac, FRA	4	-
2014	Amsterdam, NED	9	-
2011	Bled, SLO	11	-

World Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
2	Double Sculls	2019	Poznan, POL	7:21.55
3	Double Sculls	2021	Lucerne, SUI	6:53.44

Legend
DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, EXC - Excluded

Nickname:

Gevvie (Instagram profile, 12 Mar 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete, Doctor

Education:

History - Princeton University, United States of America

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Cambridge Boat Club [United States of America]

Coach:

Gregg Stone [father], USA

Sporting relatives:

Her parents were both international rowers. Her father Gregg Stone qualified for the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow but missed out because of the US boycott of the Games. Her mother Lisa Hansen represented the United States of America at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal. (now.tufts.edu, 21 Dec 2011; reuters.com, 17 May 2012)

Injuries:

She broke her leg during a snowball fight in 2009. (now.tufts.edu, 21 Dec 2011)

Start:

She took up rowing in her sophomore year at Windsor School in 2000. (usrowing.org, 06 Sep 2015)

Reason:

Her parents both competed in the sport internationally. "I am incredibly lucky to share a love of rowing with my parents. They introduced me to the sport at a young age, as a spectator, and I love that they understand what I do and why I do it. When I dreamt about being an Olympian, one of the reasons it didn't seem crazily far-fetched to me was that I know many Olympians, including my mum. My parents understand being passionate about a dream, and they have supported me in my rowing. My dad has done a great job adapting to his role of coach and separating his parenting from his coaching. He understands me, so he knows when to be tough and when to give me room. He trusts me, allowing me to have a say when it's appropriate. And I get away with talking back more than I should." (worldrowing.com, 01 Mar 2016)

Ambition:

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (wcvb.com, 24 Sep 2020)

Philosophy:

"I think persistence and passion are two of the most important things in being a successful rower. Persistence because there is so much training relative to racing. Passion because you have to care about the sport enough to be willing to put yourself on the line to the point of complete exhaustion and serious pain." (worldrowing.com, 01 Mar 2016)

Award:

She was named US Rowing Female Athlete of the Year for 2016. (usrowing.org, 01 Sep 2019)

General Interest

General
OCCUPATION
She works as an emergency medical resident doctor at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA, United States of America. "I dislocated my kneecap repeatedly as a pre-teen, which led to my seeing an orthopaedic surgeon for advice. At age 12, upon leaving his office, I turned to my mom and told her that I wanted to be an orthopaedic surgeon when I grew up and I've had that dream ever since then." (Twitter profile, 17 Oct 2020; LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2020; worldrowing.com, 01 Mar 2016)

BREAKS AND RETURNS
After competing at the 2012 Olympic Games in London she planned to retire from rowing, and returned to her medicine studies. But she was convinced to stay on by coaches and returned to international competition in 2014. "That [encouragement by coaches] is what started to put the thought in my head that I'm still getting faster and how much faster could I get. So I stayed on." After the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro she took another break from international competition, and returned in June 2019 at the World Cup event in Poznan, Poland. (row2k.com, 15 Oct 2019; row-360.com, 23 Aug 2019; worldrowing.com, 23 Jun 2019; usrowing.org, 10 Aug 2015; nytimes.com, 12 May 2016; LinkedIn profile, 2016; teamusa.org, 17 Aug 2014)

RETIREMENT PLANS
She plans to retire after the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. "[Speaking in 2020] I'm in a relationship, I have a puppy, and I'm ready for the next stage of life. People say their wedding day is the best day of their lives, well I'm so sorry in advance, because I don't think it's going to be able to top the Olympic podium [which she plans to be doing at the 2020 Games in Tokyo]." (wcvb.com, 24 Sep 2020; olympics.nbcsports.com, 25 Mar 2020)

FURTHER EDUCATION
After graduating with a bachelor's degree in history from Princeton University in 2007, she studied at Tufts University School of Medicine from 2008 to 2014. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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