Andrew Byrnes

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Andrew Byrnes
Personal information
Full nameJames Andrew Byrnes
Nationality Canada
Born (1983-05-22) May 22, 1983 (age 40)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)
Sport
ClubNorth Star Rowing Club
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Eight
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Eight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Oberschleißheim Eight
Silver medal – second place 2009 Poznań Eight
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Dorney Coxed pair
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Bled Eight
World U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Amsterdam Eight
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2007 Lucerne Eight
Gold medal – first place 2007 Ottensheim Eight
Gold medal – first place 2008 Lucerne Eight

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.

He has won four

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

Brian Price.[1]

He won a silver medal at the

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.

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