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Josh Inman (born March 13, 1980) is an American

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 ...

. Inman was born and raised in

Hillsboro, Oregon Hillsboro ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Oregon and is the county seat of Washington County, Oregon, Washington County. Situated in the Tualatin Valley on the west side of the Portland metropolitan area, the city hosts many High tech, high-te ...

, where he graduated from Hillsboro High School and became an

Eagle Scout Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Scouts BSA program of Scouting America. Since its inception in 1911, only four percent of Scouts have earned this rank after a lengthy review process. The Eagle Scout rank has been earned by over ...

. He lettered with the

Oregon State Beavers The Oregon State Beavers are the sport, athletic teams that represent Oregon State University, located in Corvallis, Oregon. The Beavers compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I (NCAA Division I ...

men's rowing team during the years 2000–2003. After graduation, he joined the US National Team with some success and was selected as the

USRowing The United States Rowing Association, commonly known as USRowing, is the national governing body for the sport of Rowing in the United States. It serves to promote the sport on all levels of competition, including the selection and training of ...

Male athlete of the year in 2005. In the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

, he won a bronze medal in the men's eight. He won the

Stewards' Challenge Cup The Stewards' Challenge Cup is a rowing event for men's coxless fours at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames The River Thames ( ), known alternatively in parts as the The Isis, River Isis, is a river that flows through ...

at the 2010

Henley Royal Regatta Henley Royal Regatta (or Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage) is a Rowing (sport), rowing event held annually on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. It was established on 26 March 1839. It diffe ...

Legacy

Josh Inman has contributed a great deal to the sport of rowing. He serves as a part-time coach for the University of Oregon rowing team and has an Empacher shell named after him, which resides at the Oregon State University boathouse. Josh Inman has two nephews, Oliver Inman and Charlie Inman who row competitively in youth rowing programs across the United States.

References

* 1980 births Living people Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in rowing Oregon State Beavers men's golfers Sportspeople from Hillsboro, Oregon Hillsboro High School (Oregon) alumni American male rowers Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for the United States 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub