Amy Fuller
{{short description|American rower (1968–2023)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=y|1968|5|30}}
| birth_place = Inglewood, California, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|mf=y|2023|3|11|1968|5|30}}
| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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{{MedalSport | Women's rowing }}
{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}
{{MedalSilver | 1992 Barcelona | Coxless four }}
{{MedalCompetition | World Rowing Championships }}
{{MedalGold | 1995 Tampere | W8+ }}
{{MedalSilver | 1993 Račice | W8+ }}
{{MedalSilver | 1993 Račice | W4- }}
{{MedalSilver | 1994 Indianapolis | W8+ }}
{{MedalSilver | 1994 Indianapolis | W4- }}
{{MedalSilver | 1998 Cologne | W8+ }}
{{MedalSilver | 1999 St. Catharines | W8+ }}
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Amy Lynn Fuller (May 30, 1968 – March 11, 2023) was an American rower, three-time Olympian, and one time World Record holder. In 1993, she was acclaimed as the U.S. Rowing Female Athlete of the Year, and in 1995, she was a finalist for the James E. Sullivan Award, given annually to the nation's top amateur athlete.
Fuller earned trips to the Olympics in 1992, 1996, and 2000. In 1992, she brought home a silver medal in the women's 4-, and in 1996 and 2000, she placed in the top 6 in the women's 8+. Fuller also competed in eight World Championships, earning one gold medal and six silver medals (1989, 1991, 1993–95, 1997–98, and 1999).
Fuller died from breast cancer in Los Angeles on March 11, 2023, at the age of 54.{{cite web|url=https://www.row2k.com/news/3-11-2023/amy-fuller-kearney-has-passed/134488/|title=Rowing News: Amy Fuller Kearney Has Passed|last=Hewitt|first=Ed|website=Row2k|access-date=March 11, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://uclabruins.com/news/2023/3/12/womens-rowing-ucla-athletics-mourns-the-passing-of-amy-fuller-kearney.aspx|title=UCLA Athletics Mourns the Passing of Amy Fuller Kearney|website=UCLA Athletics|access-date=March 13, 2023}}
References
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- {{cite Sports-Reference|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fu/amy-fuller-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418023407/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fu/amy-fuller-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18}}
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Category:Deaths from breast cancer in California
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Category:Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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Category:Olympic silver medalists for the United States in rowing
Category:American female rowers
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Category:World Rowing Championships medalists for the United States
Category:Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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