DeeDee Jonrowe

Quick Facts

Full Name	DeeDee Jonrowe
Occupation	Musher
Date Of Birth	Dec 20, 1953(1953-12-20)
Age	71
Birthplace	Frankfurt
Country	United States
Horoscope	Sagittarius

DeeDee Jonrowe Biography

DeeDee Jonrowe is one of the most popular and richest Musher who was born on December 20, 1953 in Frankfurt, United States. Jonrowe is born the 20th of December 1953 at Frankfurt, Germany. The father of her, U.S. Army officer Kenneth Oliver Stout, was stationed in Germany during the period. She attended school in Virginia and, in 1971, her family relocated into Alaska where she earned the B.S. from Biological Sciences and Renewable Resources from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The year was 1977 when she was married Mike Jonrowe.

Jonrowe raced in her debut Iditarod in 1980. She competed later during 1981, 1983 and 1984 and throughout 1987 in each race, for 22 races and 23 finishes. She finished her 1988 race in the top 10 and finished at the top of the podium for the first time (9th) and has been within the top 10 an average of fifteen times. Although she’s never been a winner but she was the 2nd winner at three times (1996 1993, 1996 as well as 1998). In 1998, her second place, with a time of 9 days eight hours, 26 minutes with 10 second is by far the fastest time ever recorded by a female. It is also the sole musher to have participated at both the Iditarod as well as the Alpirod for three consecutive years (1992 1993, 1994). She has been awarded a total sum of USD $335,804.

She is most widely known because of the publicity surrounding three setbacks. In 1996, an automobile accident outside Fairbanks, Alaska killed her grandmother, and both Jonrowe and her husband were hospitalized. She trained while recovering from her injuries, and placed 4th in the 1997 Iditarod. A more minor incident was a dog mutiny on the Yukon River in 1999. While racing the Iditarod, her dogs refused to go into a strong headwind and she was forced to scratch for the first time. She was forced to scratch in the 2007 Iditarod after suffering from hand and other injuries after sustaining a fall near the Rainy Pass checkpoint.

In July 2002, Jonrowe was diagnosed with breast cancer. Three weeks after completing chemotherapy, she competed in the Iditarod, placing 18th. The story was widely publicized, and in 2003 she won the Most Inspirational Musher Award, and was named the honorary chair of the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life.

Jonrowe resides in Willow, Alaska with her husband. She runs a kennel and is still racing. By 1979, she was running an entire kennel of 25 dogs. She was the creator in Mush and has P.R.I.D.E. (Providing Responsible Information on a Dog’s Environment). She is involved at her local church.

DeeDee Jonrowe Net Worth

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

DeeDee Ann Jonrowe (nee Stout; born December 20th 1953) is an American Kennel manager and owner of a dog mushing kennel. She has three times been the runner-up during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. She also has the fastest time ever recorded by females. She is a renowned participant in the sport, and her accomplishment of the 1,049-mile (1,600+ kilometers) race back in 2003, just three weeks after receiving the chemotherapy regimen for cancer of breast was the subject of massive media attention.

When she was a teenager, Jorowe took part in her first race with a dog sled which was in the Women’s Fur Rendezvous World Championship in Anchorage. She has participated in a variety of dog sled races. These include The Copper Basin 300 (which she won in 2001) and the Klondike 300, and the John Beargrease Dog Sled Race.

Jonrowe has also been the spokesperson for the Winter Special Olympics, and the National Girl Scouts Council, and was awarded the Young Women’s Christian Association’s Alaska Woman of Achievement Award. She co-wrote the book Iditarod Dreams about prepping for the 1993 and 1994 Iditarods, with Lew Freedman.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is DeeDee Jonrowe Dating?

According to our records, DeeDee Jonrowe married to Mike Jonrowe. As of December 1, 2023, DeeDee Jonrowe’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

DeeDee Ranked on the list of most popular Musher. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. DeeDee Jonrowe celebrates birthday on December 20 of every year.

Top Facts about DeeDee Jonrowe

1. DeeDee Jonrowe is a retired American dog musher.
2. She has competed in 36 Iditarod races.
3. Jonrowe finished in the top ten 16 times.
4. Her best finish was second place in 1998 and 2003.
5. She survived cancer twice while racing.
6. Jonrowe owns Husky Homestead kennel in Alaska.
7. She is an advocate for animal welfare and education.
8. Jonrowe received the Leonhard Seppala Humanitarian Award twice.
9. She has written a memoir titled “Iditarod Dream”.
10. Jonrowe retired from competitive racing in 2019 but still trains dogs