Grace Joyce
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| Born | March 5, 1998 | |||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Northfield, Illinois | |||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||
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Grace Joyce (born March 5, 1998) is an American rower that represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Grace Joyce was born on March 5, 1998, in Northfield, Illinois.[1] She played soccer in her youth but began rowing after her sister started rowing and encouraged her to join the New Trier High School rowing team.[2] She graduated from New Trier High School in 2016.[3] From 2018 to 2019, she was part of the US national Under 23 rowing team.[2] Joyce learned to scull at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center in the summer of her freshman year in college.[3] She was a member of the women's rowing team at the University of Wisconsin–Madison,[4] where she received the Freshman MVP Award in 2017 and Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2019.[5] She set her goal to compete at the Olympics after a NCAA championship banquet in 2019.[6] She graduated from college in 2020.[2]
She won gold at the women's quadruple sculls event and won silver at the women's eight event at the 2023 Pan American Games. She also won the quadruple sculls at the 2024 World Rowing Final Olympic & Paralympic Qualification Regatta.[2] In 2024, she competed in the women's quadruple scull event during the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, where her team placed 9th overall.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Grace Joyce". Olympedia. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
- ^ a b c d "row2k Starting Five: Grace Joyce". row2k.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
- ^ a b Pool, Cleo (June 7, 2024). "From Trevians to Olympians: Two New Trier alumni will be rowing for Team USA in the 2024 Olympics". The Record. Archived from the original on February 16, 2026. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
- ^ D'Andrea, Robert (July 25, 2024). "4 women from UW-Madison's rowing team will compete for gold at Paris Olympics". WPR. Archived from the original on November 16, 2025. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
- ^ "Grace Joyce | Women's Rowing". Wisconsin Badgers. October 19, 2025. Archived from the original on June 3, 2026. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
- ^ "From Wisconsin to Paris: Joyce and O'Connor's bond paves Olympic path". NCAA.org. August 1, 2024. Archived from the original on August 17, 2025. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
- ^ Zeigler, Cyd. "Meet the out LGBTQ Team USA athletes competing in Paris". OutSports. Archived from the original on June 3, 2026. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
- ^ Zeigler, Cyd. "6 out rowers who represent Team USA at Paris Olympics with pride". OutSports. Archived from the original on October 9, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
External links
- Grace Joyce at TeamUSA.com
- Grace Joyce at Olympedia
- Grace Joyce at InterSportStats