Andrew N Hoskins (born December 20, 1975) is a Canadian

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. He is a graduate of the

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. He won the gold medal at both the 2003 and 2002 world championships for Canada's men's eight team in

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and

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respectively. Hoskins comes from a long line of rowers on his mother's side: He is the grandson of Ted Lindstrom; the nephew of Olympian

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(

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), and the cousin of Olympian

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( Seoul 1988). Hoskins began rowing at the Edmonton Rowing Club as a form of physical therapy to recondition his shoulder shortly after recovering in 1996. Just two years later, in 1998, Hoskins won gold at Royal Canadian Henley in the Intermediate Single and Senior Single. Hoskins tried out for and made the Canadian rowing team later that year. For the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, he was a member of the Spares Club along with celebrated lightweights Ben Storey and Edward Winchester. After a coaching purge in Canadian rowing, 2001 marked the arrival of Mike Spracklen as head coach of the men's program. Under Spracklen, Hoskins served as the captain of the men's program when the 8+ won a gold medal at both the 2002 and 2003 world championships in Spain and Italy respectively. Although favoured to win gold in Athens in 2004, the 8+ finished in a disappointing fifth place, well behind the USA boat, their arch-rivals leading up to the Games.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoskins, Andrew 1975 births Living people Olympic rowers for Canada Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Edmonton University of Alberta alumni Canadian male rowers Pan American Games medalists in rowing Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Rowers at the 1999 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games