Samuel Ojserkis
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| Coached by | Lucas McGee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Samuel Ojserkis (born March 24, 1990) is an American rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[7]
Biography
Samuel Ojserkis was born in the Pomona section of Galloway Township, New Jersey, he grew up in Linwood, New Jersey and graduated from Mainland Regional High School. He earned a degree in geography from the University of Washington in 2012 and a degree in management in 2013 from the University of Cambridge.[8] At the University of Washington, Ojserkis’ crews won 3 National Championships. He was a JV 8+ National Champion in 2010 and won the Varsity 8+ National Championship in 2011 & 2012.[7][8][9] At the 2012 National Championship Regatta the UW Varsity 8 set the American Collegiate record of 5 minutes, 21.482.[9] Ojserkis was named to the 2012 1st Team All Pac-12 rowing team his senior year.[10]
Off the water, Ojserkis was awarded for academics. He was named 2012
After graduating in 2012, Ojserkis coxed the American Under-23 National Team 8+ to a World Championship in Trakai, Lithuania.[15]
At Cambridge, Ojserkis competed in the 2013
On the American Rowing Team, Ojserkis’ highlights included a bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto,[15] along with 2 Bronze Medals at a 2015 & 2016 World Rowing World Cup.[15] Ojserkis’ last competitive race was the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where he placed 4th.[15]
References
- ^ "Rowing - Athlete Profile", results.toronto2015.org
- ^ "U23 Men's Eight - Final", www.worldrowing.com
- ^ "2016 WORLD ROWING CUP II", www.worldrowing.com
- ^ " Results Men's Eight" www.worldrowing.com
- ^ "2015 WORLD ROWING CUP II", www.worldrowing.com
- ^ "Results Men's Eight" www.worldrowing.com
- ^ a b "Samuel Ojserkis Profile - University of Washington Official Athletic Site" www.gohuskies.com
- ^ a b "All hail the national champion men’s crew—again", www.washington.edu
- ^ a b " Washington men's crew sweeps to national title", http://old.seattletimes.com[permanent dead link]
- ^ "All-Conference Rowing Teams Announced", www.pac-12.com
- ^ " Ojserkis Named Spring Scholar-Athlete Of The Year", www. gohuskies.com
- ^ "Huskies Well-Represented On Pac-10 All-Academic List", www.pac-12.com
- ^ "Pac-10 Names Rowing All-Academic Teams", www.pac-12.com
- ^ "Rowing All-Academic Teams", www.pac-12.com
- ^ a b c d "Sam Ojserkis", www.usrowing.org
- ^ "Three Cambridge Judge Business School students rowing in 159th Boat Race", https://insight.jbs.cam.ac.uk
- ^ "Light Blues take Rio: A Guide to Cambridge’s Olympians", www.varsity.co.uk
External links
- Sam Ojserkis at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)