Andrew Byrnes

Andrew Byrnes
Personal information
Full nameJames Andrew Byrnes
Born (1983-05-22) May 22, 1983
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportRowing
ClubNorth Star Rowing Club
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Eight
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Eight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Oberschleißheim Eight
Silver medal – second place 2009 Poznań Eight
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Dorney Coxed pair
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Bled Eight
World U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Amsterdam Eight
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2007 Lucerne Eight
Gold medal – first place 2007 Ottensheim Eight
Gold medal – first place 2008 Lucerne Eight

James Andrew Byrnes (born May 22, 1983) is a Canadian rower and Olympic gold medallist. He was born in Toronto, Ontario and raised in Ithaca, New York. Byrnes is a 2005 graduate of Bates College in Maine, where he crewed for the Bates Rowing Team and earned a master's degree in engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 2006.

He has won four World Rowing Championships medals: a bronze in 2006 in the men's coxed pair with Derek O'Farrell and Brian Price, and a gold in 2007, a silver in 2009, and a bronze in 2011, all in the men's eight.

He won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's eights with Ben Rutledge, Kyle Hamilton, Malcolm Howard, Adam Kreek, Kevin Light, Dominic Sieterle, Jake Wetzel and cox Brian Price.[1]

He won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's eight. His teammates included Malcolm Howard and Brian Price, who he won gold with in 2008. The other six were Gabriel Bergen, Jeremiah Brown, Will Crothers, Douglas Csima, Robert Gibson and Conlin McCabe.[2]

References

  1. ^ The Canadian Press (2008-08-18). "Gold in Men's Eight, Bronze in Women's Double, Men's Four". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
  2. ^ Sadler, Emily (2012-08-01). "Canadian Men's Eight Wins Olympic Silver". CTV Olympics. Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
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