- Jon Beare
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swimmername = Jon Beare
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fullname = Jon Beare
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nationality = CAN
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club = Shawnigan Lake RC
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birthdate =birth date and age|1974|05|10
birthplace =Toronto ,Ontario
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medaltemplates =Jon Beare (born
May 10 ,1974 ) is a Canadianrower . Born inToronto, Ontario , he started rowing in1988 and is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario. In 1993 he participated in the Canada Games in Kamloops B.C.as a member of the Ontario Team. The team returned with a gold in the four, and a silver in the eight. The following year as a member of the National Team he won a bronze in the Men's Lightweight 8 at the Common Wealth Games in London, Ontario. He and his family lives inShawnigan Lake, BC , nearGreater Victoria .Beare has competed in the Olympics twice, and won a bronze in the men's lightweight fours at the
2008 Summer Olympics withIain Brambell ,Liam Parsons and Mike Lewis. [cite news|url=http://www.tsn.ca/olympics/story/?id=246638&lid=headline&lpos=secStory_main |title=Double Bronze in Rowing |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/lwt_men_08/ Profile] at Rowing Canada
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