UW Athletic Hall of Fame

Jackie Zoch
- Induction:
- 2020
- Wisconsin Rowing 1975, 1976
- 1976 Olympian – bronze medalist in the eight (first Olympics with women’s rowing), becoming one of the first three Badger women to win an Olympic medal
- Member of the 1975 national championship varsity eight
- Stroked the varsity eight to 1976 Eastern Sprints Championship
- Member of the 1975 and 1976 U.S. National team
- Won a gold medal at the Head of the Charles with Vesper Boat Club in 1977
- Elected to the U.S. Olympic Women’s Rowing Committee for four years
- Returned to rowing in 1996 and competed in the Masters national, international and world competitions
- Won 18 gold medals at national, internal and world regattas from 1996-2007, including four World Championships
- Spent 10 years on the Board of Directors for the Head of the Charles
- Founder of the Lake Purdy Rowing Association in Birmingham, Alabama
- Inducted into the Madison Sports Hall of Fame in 2015
- Inducted into the USRowing Hall of Fame in 2016
- Inducted into the International Rowing Foundation Hall of Fame in 2016
- Inducted into the Madison East High School Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017
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Video: Jackie Zoch || 2020 UW Athletic Hall of Fame
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