Ben Rutledge

Ben Rutledge
Personal information
Born (1980-11-09) November 9, 1980
Cranbrook, British Columbia
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing Eight
World Rowing Championships
2002 Seville Eight
2003 Milan Eight
2007 Munich Eight
World Rowing Cup
2003 Lucerne Eight
2004 Munich Eight
2004 Lucerne Eight
2007 Lucerne Eight
2008 Lucerne Eight
2005 Eton Pair
2002 Lucerne Eight
Royal Henley Regatta
Grand Challenge Cup
2002 Eight
2003 Eight
2007 Eight
Canadian University Rowing Championships
2005 CURC Eight
2005 CURC Pair

Ben Rutledge (born November 9, 1980 in Cranbrook, British Columbia) is a Canadian Olympic rower.

In Seville, Spain 2002 he was a member of the first ever Canadian Men's 8+ crew to win a Gold Medal at a World Championship regatta. He accomplished this task two more times in 2003 and 2007 in Milan, Italy, and Munich, Germany.

His Olympic results include a disappointing fifth-place finish in the men's 8+ at the 2004 Athens Olympics. However, after hard fought 4 year comeback, Ben and his teammates Andrew Byrnes, Kyle Hamilton, Malcolm Howard, Adam Kreek, Kevin Light, Dominic Sieterle, Jake Wetzel and cox Brian Price won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.[1]

In 2006 he was the recipient of the Bobby Gaul Memorial Trophy an award presented by the University of British Columbia to the graduating male athlete who best combines the qualities of leadership and sportsmanship.

In 2006 he combined with former Canadian National Team rower Rob Weitemeyer as well as varsity athletes Stephane Gervais, Robert Miller and Kevin Johns to capture the overall Men's Championship for Storm the Wall, a relay race held annually at the University of British Columbia, widely considered as the largest intramural event in North America.

Education

Ben attended Mount Baker Secondary School located in Cranbrook, B.C.

Rutledge graduated from the Sauder School of Business in University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Commerce, specializing in Real Estate and Marketing in 2006.

References

  1. ↑ The Canadian Press (2008-08-18). "Gold in Men's Eight, Bronze in Women's Double, Men's Four". TSN.ca. Retrieved 2008-08-18.

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