Tosha Tsang

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Tosha Tsang
Personal information
National teamCanada
Born (1970-10-17) October 17, 1970 (age 52)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Sport
Sport Rowing
Event(s)Women's Eight (W8+)
University team McGill University Rowing Club
Club Montreal Rowing Club
Coached byAl Morrow
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Eight

Tosha Tsang (born October 17, 1970) is a Canadian rower. Tsang joined the Canadian national team in 1993. [1] She competed at the 1995 World Championships, finishing sixth in the eights, [2] and won a silver medal in the eights at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

After retiring from rowing competition, Tsang enrolled in the sociology doctoral program at the University of Alberta and obtained a Master of Library and Information Studies at the University of British Columbia's School of Library, Archival and Information Studies. [3]

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References

  1. "Tosha Tsang Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  2. "Tosha TSANG – worldrowing.com". www.worldrowing.com. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  3. "Quitting without leaving it all behind: Tosha Tsang, former Sociology PhD Student on her alt-ac career path - Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies - Simon Fraser University". www.sfu.ca. Retrieved 2018-02-22.