James Andrew Byrnes (born May 22, 1983) is a Canadian rower and Olympic gold medallist. He was born in Toronto, Ontario and raised in Ithaca, New York. Byrnes is a 2005 graduate of Bates College in Maine, where he crewed for the Bates Rowing Team and earned a master's degree in engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 2006.
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| Full name | James Andrew Byrnes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 22, 1983 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | North Star Rowing Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He has won four World Rowing Championships medals: a bronze in 2006 in the men's coxed pair with Derek O'Farrell and Brian Price, and a gold in 2007, a silver in 2009, and a bronze in 2011, all in the men's eight.
He won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's eights with Ben Rutledge, Kyle Hamilton, Malcolm Howard, Adam Kreek, Kevin Light, Dominic Sieterle, Jake Wetzel and cox Brian Price.[1]
He won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's eight. His teammates included Malcolm Howard and Brian Price, who he won gold with in 2008. The other six were Gabriel Bergen, Jeremiah Brown, Will Crothers, Douglas Csima, Robert Gibson and Conlin McCabe.[2]
References
edit- ^ The Canadian Press (2008-08-18). "Gold in Men's Eight, Bronze in Women's Double, Men's Four". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
- ^ Sadler, Emily (2012-08-01). "Canadian Men's Eight Wins Olympic Silver". CTV Olympics. Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
External links
edit- Profile at Rowing Canada at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-08-17)
- Andrew Byrnes at World Rowing
- Andrew Byrnes at Team Canada
- Andrew Byrnes at Olympics.com
- Andrew Byrnes at Olympedia
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