Ben Rutledge (born November 9, 1980, in Cranbrook,

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) was a

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Olympic

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and is currently a Mortgage Broker. In Seville, Spain 2002 he was a member of Canada's inaugural 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

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, and

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. His Olympic results include a disappointing fifth-place finish in the men's 8+ at the 2004 Athens Olympics. However, after a hard-fought 4-year comeback, Ben and his teammates

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, Malcolm Howard,

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, Dominic Sieterle,

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and cox Brian Price won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. 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 Canada National Team rower Robert 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

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, 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

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with a Bachelor of Commerce, specializing in Real Estate and Marketing in 2006.

References

UBC Thunderbirds

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* 1980 births Sportspeople from Cranbrook, British Columbia Living people Olympic rowers of Canada Olympic gold medalists for Canada Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Canadian male rowers UBC Sauder School of Business alumni Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Canada {{Canada-rowing-bio-stub