| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Elizabeth Ann "Betsy"•Beard (-Stillings) |
| Used name | Betsy•Beard |
| Born | 16 September 1961 in Baltimore, Maryland (USA) |
| Measurements | 155 cm / 42 kg |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Betsy Beard coxed the eight for the US at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics, winning a gold medal in 1984. Beard also coxed the eight at the 1985-87 World Championships, winning a silver medal in 1987. She started college at Washington College in Maryland, but transferred to the University of Washington in 1981, earning a BS in pharmacy in 1984. She was later employed as a pharmacist at the Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, specializing in investigational drugs undergoing clinical trials, mostly related to oncology treatment, and also worked in the neonatal intensive care pharmacy.
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Summer Olympics | Rowing | USA |
Betsy Beard | |||
| Eights, Women (Olympic) | United States | 1 | Gold | |||
| 1988 Summer Olympics | Rowing | USA |
Betsy Beard | |||
| Eights, Women (Olympic) | United States | 6 |
| Games | Date | Sport | Event | Phase | Mark | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Summer Olympics | 4 August 1984 | Rowing | Eights, Women (1,000 m) | Final Standings | 2:59.80 | 1 |
