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Thomas Herschmiller (born April 6, 1978 in Comox, British Columbia) is a Canadian rower. He graduated from Brentwood College School in 1996. He won a gold medal at the 2003 world championships [1] in Milan, Italy and a silver in the same event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. [2]
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