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| Nickname | Rosie | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 30 December 1991 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Caulfield Grammar School | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2005– | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Susan Chapman (mother) Ion Popa (father) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Eight | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| University team | University of California, Berkeley | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Banks Rowing Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rosemary Popa OAM (born 30 December 1991) is an Australian national champion rower, Olympic gold medalist, and former rower for the University of California, Berkeley. A dual citizen of Australia and the United States, she has represented both countries at World Rowing Championships, twice winning medals for Australia. She won the Remenham Challenge Cup at the 2018 Henley Royal Regatta in the Australian women's eight. In 2021, she was selected to represent Australia in the coxless four event at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics, where she won the gold medal.[1][2]