Michael Altman (born August 21, 1975) is an American lightweight rower. He won a gold medal at the July

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with the lightweight men's

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. At the August 2008 Summer Olympics, he came eleventh with the lightweight coxless four. Altman received his undergraduate degree at the

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after graduating from Redwood High School. He went on to earn his MBA at UCLA.

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1975 births Living people American male rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for the United States Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers of the United States Redwood High School (Larkspur, California) alumni Walsh School of Foreign Service alumni UCLA Anderson School of Management alumni {{US-rowing-bio-stub