About Taylor Ritzel
Born 1988. Taylor Ritzel is an American rower.
Taylor Ritzel (born September 4, 1988) is an American rower who was part of the United States women's eight team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The team won an Olympic gold medal. She has also been part of the women's eight world championship winning team twice, in 2010 and 2011.
Ritzel started rowing at Yale University, from which she graduated in 2010. While at Yale, she won the I Eight event three times at the NCAA Championships (2007, 2008, 2010). Taylor is currently working in Beverly Hills in nonfiction series content acquisition at Netflix.
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Who is Taylor Ritzel?
American rower
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Taylor Ritzel was born on 4 September 1988 in Aurora.
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Taylor Ritzel is a rower.
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