Andrew Byrnes

Andrew Byrnes

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club = North Star Rowing Club
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birthdate =birth date and age|1983|05|22
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James Andrew Byrnes (born May 22, 1983) is a Canadian rower and Olympic gold medalist. He was born in Toronto, Ontario and raised in Ithaca, New York. Byrnes is a 2005 graduate of Bates College in Maine, where he rowed for the Bates Rowing Team.

He has won two World Rowing Championships medals, a bronze in 2006 in the men's coxed pairs with Derek O'Farrell and Brian Price; and a gold in 2007 in the men's eights.

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. [cite news|url=http://www.tsn.ca/olympics/story/?id=246638&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_olympics |title=Gold in Men's Eight, Bronze in Women's Double, Men's Four |author=The Canadian Press|accessdate=2008-08-18|date=2008-08-18|publisher=TSN.ca]

References

External links

* [http://www.rowingcanada.org/national_team/bios/hwt_men_08/ Profile] at Rowing Canada


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