Will Dean (rower)

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Will Dean
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Born (1987-06-10) June 10, 1987 (age 38) [1]
Kelowna, British Columbia
Height195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Toronto Quadruple sculls
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Toronto Eight

Will Dean (born June 10, 1987) is a Canadian rower. He won two gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in the men's quadruple sculls and men's eight events. [2]

He was part of the Canadian men's four who reached the B final at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [3]

In 2016, Dean qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics as a member of the Canadian quadruple sculls crew after they finished in second place (and last qualifying position) at the last chance qualification event in Lausanne, Switzerland. [4] The second place finish was upgraded to first following the disqualification of the Russian team due to a failed drug test. [5] At the 2016 Olympics, the Canadian quadruple sculls crew finished 8th.

References

  1. "COC Profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. October 5, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  2. "Canadian rowers win three golds, a silver at Pan Am Games". The Globe and Mail . July 15, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Will Dean". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  4. Dheensaw, Cleve (May 24, 2016). "Better late than never: Canadian men's quad qualifies for Rio Olympics". Times Colonist . Victoria, British Columbia. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  5. "Russian quadruple sculls crew banned from Rio 2016 after rower fails drugs test". July 2016.