Angela Madsen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Angela Madsen
Occupation	Rower
Date Of Birth	May 10, 1960(1960-05-10)
Age	64
Date Of Death	2020-06-22
Birthplace	unknown value
Country	United States
Horoscope	Taurus

Angela Madsen Biography

Angela Madsen is one of the most popular and richest Rower who was born on May 10, 1960 in unknown value, United States. Madsen came to her home in the United States in 1960. Her education was by Fairborn Baker High School located in Fairborn, Ohio, she became a single mom at the age of 17 and severely hindered her chances of obtaining the athletics scholarship.

Madsen became accustomed to rowing when her wheelchair basketball coach invited her to an event to learn how to row at Dana Point. She was an easy- going rower and loved the fact that she didn’t need to use a wheelchair in order to take part. In 2002 the International Rowing Federation added adaptive rowing to the World Rowing Championships, and Madsen was identified as a T&A (trunk as well as arms) athlete, was chosen to participate in the 2002 World Rowing Championships. She placed in the silver position at the singles sculls. The next three years she competed in each of the World Championships, winning the gold medal in doubles sculls at each tournament.

In 2008, Madsen represented the United States at her first Summer Paralympics competing at the 2008 Games in Beijing in the mixed double sculls with William Brown, though they did not progress through the repechage finishing seventh.

Madsen made her first appearance for the United States as a F56 classification track and field athlete in 2011. Her results leading up to the games saw her qualify for the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, competing in the shot put (F54-56) and javelin throw (F54/55/56). She finished fifth in the javelin, but a throw of 8.88 metres was enough to win her a bronze medal in the shot put. She also competed for the United States at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, and in 2016, at the Boiling Point Track Classic, held at the University of Windsor in Canada, Madsen won her shot put event with a distance of 9.43, setting a new world record. July 2016 also saw Madsen announced as a member of the US team to compete at Rio in the 2016 Summer Paralympics, where she finished eighth in the Women’s shot put F56/57, and seventh in the Women’s javelin throw F55/F56.

Madsen was gay when she came out in 1981 while still serving in the US Military. She got married to her partner, Debra, in 2006.

Angela Madsen Net Worth

Angela Madsen is one of the richest Rower from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Angela Madsen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Angela Madsen (born May 10 1960) is an American Paralympian sportswoman, in both track and field. In her long-running track and field career Madsen changed from race rowing to ocean challenges, and finally to athletics in

2011. She was the first to do so with an Olympic bronze medal in shot put at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. Madsen along with teammate Helen Taylor, is the first female to row through oceans like the Indian Ocean.

In 1980, during their first Marine Corps training session, she fell off the court, and a player slammed her back, breaking two discs within her spine. This led Madsen to have surgery for her back, however an array of mistakes caused her to suffer an L1 spinal cord injury that was incomplete and paraplegia.

Whilst a competitive rower, Madsen was also enjoying ocean rowing events, and from her home in California she had perfect access to the Pacific. She began rowing between Newport, California and Dana Point, and began entering 20-mile races. After Madsen met Louisville Adaptive Rowing Program volunteer Tori Murden, who was the first American to row the Atlantic solo, she became inspired to undertake an ocean journey. Over the following years Madsen took on multiple ocean treks. In 2007, she became the first woman with a disability to row across the Atlantic Ocean. Two years later she became, along with Helen Taylor, one of the first two women to row across the Indian Ocean. Madsen was also part of a team that circumnavigated the coast of Great Britain.

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Who is Angela Madsen Dating?

According to our records, Angela Madsen married to Debra Madsen. As of December 1, 2023, Angela Madsen’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Angela Ranked on the list of most popular Rower. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Angela Madsen celebrates birthday on May 10 of every year.

How Angela Madsen died?

Madsen and teammate Helen Taylor were the first women to row across the Indian Ocean. She died in June 2020 while attempting a solo row from Los Angeles to Honolulu.

How Angela Madsen's rowboat was found after a year at sea?

Paraplegic sailor Angela Madsen was attempting to row across the Pacific to Hawaii when rough water forced her to stop. After rescue by a freighter failed, she was hoisted to safety by a Coast Guard helicopter, leaving her custom ocean row boat behind. Madsen has set six Guinness World Records for rowing.

How did Angela Madsen?

Because of her paraplegia, she had little to no sensation in the lower half of her body. It’s possible that hypothermia was setting in before she even realized it. By the time she realized it was too late to recover. She may have gone unconscious or had a heart attack, but ultimately it led to her passing.