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Born | [1] Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. | May 14, 1999 ||||||||||||||
Education | Harvard University | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
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Olympic finals | Paris 2024 M8+ | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Christian Tabash (born May 14, 1999) is an American rower. He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [2]
Tabash was born in Alexandria, Virginia to parents Katia and Peter Tabash. [3] Tabash identifies as Palestinian. [4] He attended Gonzaga College High School and Harvard University, where he graduated with a degree in government. In 2018, he worked as a research assistant to Noura Erakat. [5] He is fluent in French and Haitian Créole. [6]
He won the silver medal in the eight at the 2017 World Rowing Junior Championships and bronze in the four with coxswain at the 2021 World Rowing U23 Championships. [7]
While taking graduate courses at University of California, Berkeley, Tabash was a member of the university's rowing team. [3]
He won the eight at the 2024 World Rowing Final Olympic & Paralympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne. [8]
Tabash represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the men's eight, with a time of 5:25.28. [9] [10]