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| Nationality | United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 28, 1997 | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||
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Mark Couwenhoven (born January 28, 1997) is an American rower. At the 2023 Pan American Games, he won gold as a member of the mixed eight competition.
Born January 28, 1997, Couwenhoven was raised in Parkton, Maryland. He attended the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. [1]
Couwenhoven rowed with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. In 2017, he won the lightweight eight at the Dad Vail Regatta. The next two years, he won the single sculls at the American Collegiate Rowing Association National Championships, as well as at the 2019 Dad Vail Regatta. [1]
In 2015, Couwenhoven competed at the Canadian Henley, where he won the under-19 single sculls. In 2019, he finished tenth in the double at the World Rowing U23 Championships. [1] In 2023, he competed in the Pan American Games, finishing first in the mixed eight competition, third in the men's double, [2] fourth in the men’s eight, and sixth in the men's quad. [3]
Rowing is the oldest intercollegiate sport in the United States. The first intercollegiate race was a contest between Yale and Harvard in 1852. In the 2018–19 school year, there were 2,340 male and 7,294 female collegiate rowers in Divisions I, II and III, according to the NCAA. The sport has grown since the first NCAA statistics were compiled for the 1981–82 school year, which reflected 2,053 male and 1,187 female collegiate rowers in the three divisions. Some concern has been raised that some recent female numbers are inflated by non-competing novices.
Harry Parker was the head coach of the Harvard varsity rowing program (1963–2013). He also represented the United States in the single scull at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Lightweight rowing is a category of rowing where limits are placed on the maximum body weight of competitors. According to the International Rowing Federation (FISA), this weight category was introduced "to encourage more universality in the sport especially among nations with less statuesque people".
The Schuylkill Navy is an association of amateur rowing clubs of Philadelphia. Founded in 1858, it is the oldest amateur athletic governing body in the United States. The member clubs are all on the Schuylkill River where it flows through Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, mostly on the historic Boathouse Row.
The University of Toronto Rowing Club (UTRC) was founded on February 10, 1897 and represents the Varsity Blues at local and international regattas. It is the oldest university rowing club in Canada.
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David William Crawshay is an Australian former rower, an eleven-time national champion, an Olympic champion and medalist at World Championships. He represented Australia in rowing at three consecutive Olympic games from Athens 2004 to London 2012.
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The Vesper Boat Club is an amateur rowing club located at #10 Boathouse Row in the historic Boathouse Row of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1865 as the Washington Barge Club, the club's name was changed to Vesper Boat Club in 1870.
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Stephen L. Peterson is an American rower who was a member of the 1996 U.S. Olympic team. He was also on the 1990 U.S. World Championships team where he won a gold medal in the Men’s Lightweight Double Scull. He has been the head coach of the Indiana University women’s rowing team since 2003.
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Shaye de Paiva is a national team rower from Canada. De Paiva was a Pan American Games champion when she won gold in the women's eight at the 2023 Pan Am Games in Santiago as well as two bronze in the double and quadruple sculls.
Alexander Hedge is an American rower who has represented the United States in international competitions. Hedge became a Pan American Games champion when he won gold in the Men's Coxless Pair the 2023 Pan Am Games in Santiago. Hedge was a member of the mixed eight that also won gold at the 2023 Pan Am Games.
James Jacob Plihal is an American rower. At the 2023 Pan American Games, he won gold as a member of the mixed eight competition.
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