Cameron Buchan

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Cameron Buchan
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1992-12-03) 3 December 1992 (age 30)
Dunipace, Denny, United Kingdom
Height207 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Sport
CountryScotland UK
Sport Rowing
Event(s)Eight
Club Leander Club
Medal record
World Rowing Cup Regattas
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2017 Poznan Eight
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2017 Belgrade Eight

Cameron Buchan (born 3 December 1992) is a Scottish rower who competes for Leander Club. He competed for British Rowing at the 2017 Poznan and Belgrade World Cups. [1] [2]

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Rowing career

Buchan began rowing at Kent School during his first year. He originally played basketball for the Great Britain U20 squad, later swapping to rowing. He received a scholarship offer from Northeastern University. In 2014 and 2015, he represented Great Britain in the under-23 Men's Eight. [2]

In 2017, Buchan represented Great Britain at Poznan and Belgrade in the World Rowing Cups. On both occasions he competed in the Eight, and placed 3rd and 2nd respectively. He also competed at the 2017 World Rowing championships at Sarasota-Bradenton, where he competed in the Eight, and came first in the B final.

Personal life

Buchan was born in Dunipace, Scotland on 3 December 1992. He attended Denny High School and Kent School. [3] While attending Northeastern University, he majored in business. [4]

Buchan is the founder of Yam Squad, an online clothing and rowing company. [5] He has a rowing-themed YouTube channel, and is known for his sayings "Food is Fuel", “Ahh Yeah”, and “Yamboghini”.[ citation needed ]

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References

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