Cameron "Cam" Baerg (born October 17, 1972 in

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Rowing career

He began rowing in 1987. He won a gold medal at the men's four event at the 2003 World Championships in

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and a silver at the same event at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

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1972 births Living people Canadian male rowers Canadian people of Norwegian descent Olympic silver medalists for Canada Olympic rowers for Canada Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Saskatoon Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Canada 20th-century Canadian people 21st-century Canadian people {{Canada-Olympic-medalist-stub