DeeDee Jonrowe
DeeDee Ann Jonrowe (née Stout; born December 20, 1953) is an American kennel owner and dog musher who is a three-time runner up in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, and holds the fastest time ever recorded for a woman. She is a very popular figure in the sport, and her completion of the 1,049-mile+ (1,600+ km) race in 2003 just three weeks after completing chemotherapy for breast cancer received widespread publicity.
DeeDee Jonrowe at the ceremonial start of the 2013 Iditarod | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | DeeDee Ann Stout |
| Full name | DeeDee Ann Jonrowe |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | December 20, 1953 Frankfurt, Germany |
| Alma mater | University of Alaska Fairbanks |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Dogsled racing |
| Event | Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race |
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