Chris Jarvis (rower)

Chris Jarvis (born 1980) is a Canadian rower. He was born in Grimsby, Ontario and competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Greece.^[1]

Jarvis was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus type 1 at age 13.^[2] He wears a Meditronic insulin pump while competing, in order to mitigate the effects of his condition.^[2] When he was rowing in college at Northeastern University, his coach told him that the diabetes would prevent him from ever rowing for the varsity team.^[2] Despite this, Jarvis not only made the team, but was also selected as its captain in his senior year.^[2]

Both Jarvis and rower Dave Calder were disqualified during the 2004 Olympic Games in Beijing after crossing over the line of buoys and interfering with the South African team.^[3] The pair appealed the disqualification but were not successful.

Jarvis teamed with rower Dan Casaca to win a gold medal in coxless pairs at the 2007 Pan American Games.^[2]

In 2008, Jarvis was suspended for three months from the Canadian rowing team as a result of repeatedly neglecting to report his whereabouts to the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport—a standard practice for Canadian Olympic Athletes.^[4] Jarvis has not returned to row with the Canadian Olympic Team since his suspension.

References

1. ^ "Chris Jarvis, Time to the Olympics". clinidiabet.com. http://www.clinidiabet.com/en/infodiabetes/news/2006/02.htm. Retrieved 18 April 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} Starkman, Randy. "Rower rises to the top - Diagnosed with diabetes at 13, Chris Jarvis battles the odds to claim gold in Pan Am pairs", The Toronto Star, July 18, 2007.
3. ^ "Rowers appeal denied. Disqualification stands.". Canadian Press. http://swo.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20040818/rowing_athens_040818?hub=TorontoNewHome. Retrieved 1 March 2011. 
4. ^ World Rowing. "Rower receives non-drug anti-doping violation penalty". www.worldrowing.com. http://www.worldrowing.com/display/modules/news/dspNews.php?newid=324303. Retrieved 1 March 2011. 

External links

• Interview transcript at healthline.com

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