Malcolm Howard (rower)

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Malcolm Howard
Personal information
Full nameMalcolm Howard
Nationality Canada
Born (1983-02-07) February 7, 1983 (age 41)
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight234 lb (106 kg)
Sport
College teamHarvard
ClubBrentwood College
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Men's eight
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Men's eight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Oberschleißheim Eight
Silver medal – second place 2004 Banyoles Coxed four
Silver medal – second place 2009 Poznań Eight
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Dorney Coxless pair
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Bled Eight
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Belgrade Eight
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Duisburg Coxless four
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2008 Lucerne Eight

Malcolm Howard (born February 7, 1983) is a Canadian rower. He was born in Victoria, British Columbia and graduated from Brentwood College School (Mill Bay, British Columbia) in 2001. While at Brentwood he joined Canada's junior national team.[1]

As part of the national team Howard won three World Rowing Championships medals including a silver in 2004 in the men's coxed fours, and a gold in 2007 in the men's eights.[2][3]

He won a gold medal at the

Brian Price.[4] The crew was later named to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.[5]

At the

Brian Price from the 2008 gold medal-winning crew. The other six were Gabriel Bergen, Jeremiah Brown, Will Crothers, Douglas Csima, Robert Gibson and Conlin McCabe.[6]

Howard attended

Mike Evans for Oxford (1984). In 2014, he served as president of the Oxford University Boat Club and, rowing in the 5 seat, rowed in the Boat Race's winning eight for the second year in a row.[10] Earlier in the Boat Race week it had been announced that Howard's 2008 Olympic champion men's eight crew was named to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.[5]

Howard has also rowed in pairs and single sculls. His wife Erika is a former world-class rhythmic gymnast.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Quarrell, Rachel (March 30, 2013). "University Boat Race 2013: Oxford stroke and Olympic champion Malcolm Howard remain calm before storm". The Telegraph. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  2. ^ "2008 World Cup#2 Results,Men's 8". Retrieved July 7, 2008.
  3. ^ "2007 Worlds Results,Men's 8". Retrieved July 7, 2008.
  4. ^ The Canadian Press (August 18, 2008). "Gold in Men's Eight, Bronze in Women's Double, Men's Four". TSN.ca. Retrieved August 18, 2008.
  5. ^ a b April 6, 2014 (April 6, 2014). "Former Winnipegger in winning Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race crew". CBC News. Retrieved April 6, 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Sadler, Emily (August 1, 2012). "Canadian Men's Eight Wins Olympic Silver". CTV Olympics. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  7. ^ "CPSO - Doctor Details". doctors.cpso.on.ca. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  8. ^ Deensaw, Cleve (March 30, 2013). "Historic boat race a lifelong goal for Island rower Malcolm Howard". Victoria Times Colonist. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  9. ^ "Canadian helps Oxford win annual University Boat Race over Cambridge". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. March 31, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  10. ^ "Howard leads Canadians at Oxford-Cambridge". Sportsnet. The Canadian Press. April 3, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.

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