Jeffrey Klepacki

Jeffrey Gerard Klepacki (born December 17, 1968, in Kearny, New Jersey) is an American rower. He represented the United States in the Olympics (1992, 1996 and 2000). Klepacki led the US Heavyweight 8+ to the gold medal in the world rowing championships in 1994 and again won World Championship gold medals in the Heavyweight 8+ in 1998 and 1999. Klepacki grew up in Kearny, New Jersey, and started rowing while attending Kearny High School. He then attended Rutgers University.