Jason Dorland (born 26 August 1964) is a Canadian

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

. He competed in the men's eight event at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

. He studied advertising design at

Syracuse University Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York, United States. It was established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church but has been nonsectarian since 1920 ...

, in

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, but transferred to the

University of Victoria The University of Victoria (UVic) is a public research university located in the municipalities of Oak Bay, British Columbia, Oak Bay and Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. Established in 1903 as Victoria College, British Columbia, Victoria Col ...

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to train with the Canadian national rowing team. He was later a rowing coach, returning to

Shawnigan Lake School Shawnigan Lake School is a co-educational independent boarding school located on Vancouver Island in Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, Canada. It was founded by Englishman Christopher Lonsdale, Christopher Windley "C. W." Lonsdale in 1916 and was p ...

in 1990. Dorland is the author of two books: ''Chariots and Horses: Life Lessons from an Olympic Rower'' (2011), ''Pulling Together: A Coach's Journey to Uncover the Mindset of True Potential'' (2017), and ''Ike: the dog who saved a human'' (2022).

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* 1964 births Living people Canadian male rowers Olympic rowers for Canada Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Rowers from St. Catharines 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-rowing-bio-stub