Kyle Hamilton (born February 26, 1978) is a
Canadian
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rower
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from
Richmond, British Columbia
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. He won the gold medal at the 2002, 2003 and 2007 world championships for Canada's men's eight team in
Milan
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,
Italy
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and
Seville
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,
Spain
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, ...
and
Munich
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.
He won a gold medal at the
2008 Summer Olympics in the men's eights with
Andrew Byrnes,
Malcolm Howard,
Adam Kreek
Adam Kreek (born 2 December 1980) is an author, executive business coach and Canadian rower. He is a member of the BC Sports Hall of Fame and the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame.
After his athletic career, Kreek's work has focused upon executive le ...
,
Kevin Light
Kevin Richard Light (born May 16, 1979) is a Canadian rower.
Early life
He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia but has lived in Victoria, British Columbia since 1985.
He began rowing at Stelly's High School in grade 12 and graduated in 1 ...
,
Ben Rutledge,
Dominic Seiterle,
Jake Wetzel and cox
Brian Price.
Kyle now works as a litigation lawyer with Cook Roberts LLP in Victoria, British Columbia.
References
External links
Rowing Canada Bio's*
1976 births
Living people
Olympic gold medalists for Canada
Olympic rowers of Canada
Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Rowers from Victoria, British Columbia
People from Richmond, British Columbia
Canadian male rowers
Olympic medalists in rowing
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
World Rowing Championships medalists for Canada
21st-century Canadian people
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