Robert Gibson (rower)
Robert Gibson (born February 2, 1986 in Kingston, Ontario) is a Canadian rower.
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| Full name | Robert Gibson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 2, 1986 Kingston, Ontario | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| College team | University of Washington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kingston Rowing Club Varsity Boat Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2004, he was the Canadian Indoor Rowing Champion and became the Canadian High School Rowing champion in the Mens 2- with partner Will Crothers. He also earned a scholarship to attend the University of Washington and won a bronze medal at the Junior World Rowing Championships in the Mens coxed 4+.
He was officially named as the alternate to the 2008, Beijing Olympics Gold Medal Winning Mens 8+.
He won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's eight with Gabriel Bergen, Andrew Byrnes, Jeremiah Brown, Will Crothers, Douglas Csima, Malcolm Howard, Conlin McCabe and Brian Price.[1]
He was a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012. He was a recipient of the official 'Key to the City of Kingston' in 2012, along with fellow Kingstonian Olympic Athletes Will Crothers and Dylan Wykes.
At the 2015, Pan-Am Games he won a gold medal in the Mens Quad 4x as well as a silver medal in the Mens Single 1x.
In June 2016, he was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team in the Mens 4X finishing 8th.[2]
References
- Sadler, Emily. "Canadian Men's Eight Wins Olympic Silver". CTV Olympics. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- Ewing, Lori (28 June 2016). "Canada announces 26-member Olympic rowing team". Canadian Press. Toronto, Canada. Retrieved 28 June 2016.