Meghan O'Leary

{{short description|American rower}}

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Meghan O'Leary (born August 24, 1984 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American Olympic rower.{{Cite web|title=Meghan O'Leary|url=https://www.teamusa.org/us-rowing/athletes/Meghan-OLeary|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160718054530/http://www.teamusa.org/us-rowing/athletes/Meghan-OLeary|archive-date=July 18, 2016|url-status=dead|access-date=June 17, 2021|website=Team USA}} Having represented the United States twice at Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games, and at Tokyo 2020, O'Leary is a three-time World Cup medalist. She currently serves on the USRowing Board of Directors.

She attended the University of Virginia as a Jefferson Scholar, where she played volleyball and softball.{{cite news|url=https://www.teamusa.org/News/2020/November/12/Combining-Two-Sports-With-Rigorous-Academics-At-UVA-Led-Meghan-OLeary-To-The-Olympics|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203122115/https://www.teamusa.org/News/2020/November/12/Combining-Two-Sports-With-Rigorous-Academics-At-UVA-Led-Meghan-OLeary-To-The-Olympics|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 3, 2020|title=Combining Two Sports With Rigorous Academics At UVA Led Meghan O'Leary To The Olympics In A Third Sport|work=Team USA|first=Karen|last=Price|date=November 12, 2020|access-date=July 23, 2021}}{{Cite web |last=Training |first=Leo |date=2017-10-01 |title=LT 091 {{!}} Meghan O' Leary - Novice to Olympian in Six Years - |url=https://www.leotraining.io/lt-091-meghan-o-leary-novice-olympian-six-years/ |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=Leo Training |language=en |quote=A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, she was a two-sport student athlete (Volleyball, Softball) and Jefferson Scholar at the University of Virginia. After obtaining both her Bachelor’s (CLAS ’07) and Master’s (M.Ed ’08) from UVA, she joined ESPN as a Production Assistant, working primarily on college sports and the ESPNU network. After a year, she transitioned into the Programming and Acquisitions Department, continuing her work in the college sports division.}}

She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the women's double sculls.{{cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/meghan-o-leary |title=Meghan O'Leary |website=rio2016.com |accessdate=August 10, 2016 |archive-date=August 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806034110/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/meghan-o-leary |url-status=dead }}

She has qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web|last=OlympicTalk|date=2021-06-17|title=U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games|url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2021/06/17/tokyo-olympics-team-usa-athlete-roster/|access-date=2021-06-17|website=OlympicTalk {{!}} NBC Sports|language=en-US}}