Tom Paradiso

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Tom Paradiso
Personal information
Full nameThomas Paradiso
Born (1979-12-07) December 7, 1979 (age 45)
Alma mater University of Pennsylvania, 2002
Years active2001-2012
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight152 lb (69 kg)
Sport
Sport Rowing
Club New York Athletic Club, College Boat Club
Medal record
Men's Rowing
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Ottensheim Lwt eight
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Milan Lwt eight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Lucerne Lwt eight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Seville Lwt eight

Thomas Paradiso (born December 7, 1979) is an American Olympian in lightweight rowing.

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Rowing career

Tom began rowing at Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia in 1995 and was a member of the National Champion Youth 4x in 1998. Tom continued his education and rowing career as a member of the Heavyweight Mens Team at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 2002. Tom first competed at the World Championships in 2001 in Lucerne, Switzerland in the Lightweight 8+, winning a Bronze Medal. From 2001 to 2012, Tom competed at the World Championships eight times and made two Pan American Games Teams, competing as a lightweight and heavyweight, rowing port and starboard, in sweep rowing and as a sculler.

Olympics

2008 was a rowing career high-point for Tom when he won a gold medal at the July 2008 World Rowing Championships in Ottensheim with the lightweight men's eight. [1] At the August 2008 Summer Olympics, he came eleventh with the lightweight coxless four. [2]

References

  1. "Thomas Paradiso". International Rowing Federation. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tom Paradiso". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2017.