Tom Paradiso

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Tom Paradiso
Personal information
Birth nameThomas Paradiso
Born (1979-12-07) December 7, 1979 (age 43)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
World Rowing 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 lightweight rower. 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]

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References

  1. "Thomas Paradiso". International Rowing Federation . 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.