September 6, 2016
Olympic gold medal rower Elmore returns to Purdue
Purdue alumna and 2016 Rio Olympics gold medalist Amanda Elmore will return Thursday (Sept. 8) for a private reception in her honor at the Purdue Boathouse, 500 Brown St. in West Lafayette.
Media is invited to the invitation-only event. For more information, contact Purdue crew coach David Kucik at 765-491-4700, dwk@purdue.edu
Elmore was a member of the USA women's eight crew that took the gold in Rio in August.
The Purdue Crew Team will honor her at the event, set for 5-7 p.m. Elmore, a West Lafayette native and Harrison High School graduate, will begin receiving guests at 5 p.m. Before her remarks at 5:40 p.m., the USA women's eight-oared crew's gold medal performance will be shown at 5:30 p.m. She will entertain questions from guests and then be available for media interviews at approximately 6:15 p.m.
NOTE TO JOURNALISTS: This information is for planning purposes only; not for public dissemination.