Marcus McElhenney, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Marcus McElhenney

American rower

Date of Birth: 27-Jul-1981

Place of Birth: Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession: rower

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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Marcus McElhenney (born July 27, 1981) is an American coxswain.
He won a bronze medal in the men's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics. McElhenney first competed internationally in 2001, representing the United States in Linz, Austria at the Nations' Cup (Under 23 World Championships) where he coxed the men's eight to a silver medal.
McElhenney was invited to try out for the 2002 Under 23 World Championship team.
His first major international success at the senior/Olympic level came at the 2003 World Rowing Championships in Milan where he won a gold medal in the coxed four event.
A year later at the 2004 World Rowing Championships he won a bronze medal in the same event.
At 2005 World Rowing Championships he coxed both the eights and fours, winning a gold and a silver medal respectively, the first US athlete to have earned two medals at the same World Rowing Championships.
In 2007 won both the eights and coxed fours at the 2007 USRowing championships. McElhenney grew up in Delaware County, Pennsylvania and graduated from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
He is also the cousin of actor Rob McElhenney.
McElhenney graduated from the University of San Francisco School of law, and he currently practices law in California.
He currently works at Sparks Consulting, a social business that is concerned with rowing community development.