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Wyatt Allen

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Wyatt Allen
Personal information
BornJanuary 11, 1979(1979-01-11)(age45)
Baltimore, Maryland,U.S.
Medal record
Men'srowing
RepresentingtheUnited States
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Eight
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Eight

Wyatt Allen(born January 11, 1979, inBaltimore,Maryland)[1]is an American rower.

Career

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Allen is a graduate ofPortland High Schooland theUniversity of Virginia,[2]where he rowed on the men's club team from 1998 to 2001.[3]

In 2004, he won theDiamond Challenge Sculls(the premier event for single sculls) at theHenley Royal Regatta.[4]Later that year he won agold medalat the2004 Summer Olympics.

Four years later he wonbronze medalat the2008 Summer Olympics.[5]

He is currently the head coach of men's heavyweight rowing atDartmouth College.[6]

References

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  1. ^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill;et al."Wyatt Allen".Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.Sports Reference LLC.Archived fromthe originalon April 18, 2020.
  2. ^Wyatt Allenrowing.teamusa.org
  3. ^"Former Virginia Rower Wyatt Allen Wins Diamond Sculls At Henley Royal Regatta".Virginia Athletics.July 6, 2005.RetrievedJuly 23,2021.
  4. ^"Diamond Challenge Sculls, List of past winners".Henley Royal Regatta.RetrievedJuly 5,2023.
  5. ^Maine rowers strike gold, bronzenews.mainetoday.comArchived2008-12-05 at theWayback Machine
  6. ^Wyatt Allen – Men's Heavyweight Rowing Coachdartmouthsports.com