Chris Ernst

Chris Ernst
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born1953 or 1954 (age 70–71)
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Sport
SportRowing
College teamYale
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  United States
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1975 Nottingham Eight[1]
Gold medal – first place 1986 Nottingham LW2x[2]
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Copenhagen LW2x[3][4]

Christine Ernst is an American former rower. She was in 1986 World Rowing Championships and won gold in the women's lightweight doubles event. She led protest a 1976 at Yale University about the inadequate facilities provided to the women's crew—the first such challenge under Title IX.[5]

  1. ^ "1975 World Rowing Championships: (W8+) Women's Eight – Final". WorldRowing.com. FISA. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "(LW2x) Lightweight Women's Double Sculls – Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  3. ^ "(LW2x) Lightweight Women's Double Sculls – Final". FISA. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  4. ^ Hildes-Heim, Norman (August 31, 1987). "ROWING; U.S. HEAVYWEIGHTS TRIUMPH". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  5. ^ Adelson, Eric (August 13, 2016). "How a naked protest changed women's rowing forever". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved March 11, 2019.