Jason Read
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Jason Read is a rower who sat in the bow seat in the 2004 Summer Olympics
Gold medal
-winning U.S. Men's Rowing Team.
Read was born and raised in Ringoes, New Jersey
. He attended the Hun School of Princeton
, where he took up rowing, continuing the sport at Temple University
. As volunteer chief of the Amwell Valley - Ringoes Rescue Squad in Ringoes, he was among those who responded after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Read was a member of the U.S. rowing team for the 2008 Summer Olympics
.
Jason is a 12-time United States National team member, he was one of six returning 2004 Olympic champions on the 2007 World Championships squad. Since the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, he has worked to promote volunteerism, rowing and the Olympic movement throughout the United States. Jason became involved in rowing as the mascot for the Hun School’s rowing team in 1990 as a sixth grader and began coxing in eighth grade, the same year Jason began a volunteer career in emergency services. He is the only person from USRowing to be named “Man of the Year” twice, he was recognized in 2001 following rescue operations at Ground Zero and again in 2004 after he and his teammates earned the Olympic gold medal in Athens.
He currently trains at USRowing's Princeton Training Center at Princeton University where he is also a Fellow of Butler College.
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
Gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
-winning U.S. Men's Rowing Team.
Read was born and raised in Ringoes, New Jersey
Ringoes, New Jersey
Ringoes is an unincorporated area located within East Amwell Township, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The community is served by the United States Postal Service as ZIP Code 08551. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08551 was 5,082.-History:Ringoes is...
. He attended the Hun School of Princeton
Hun School of Princeton
The Hun School of Princeton is a private, coeducational, secondary boarding school located in Princeton Township, New Jersey, United States. The school has a Princeton, New Jersey mailing address. The school serves students from grades 6 through high school. Currently, the headmaster is Jonathan...
, where he took up rowing, continuing the sport at Temple University
Temple University
Temple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple University is among the nation's largest providers of professional education and prepares the largest body of professional...
. As volunteer chief of the Amwell Valley - Ringoes Rescue Squad in Ringoes, he was among those who responded after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Read was a member of the U.S. rowing team for the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
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Jason is a 12-time United States National team member, he was one of six returning 2004 Olympic champions on the 2007 World Championships squad. Since the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, he has worked to promote volunteerism, rowing and the Olympic movement throughout the United States. Jason became involved in rowing as the mascot for the Hun School’s rowing team in 1990 as a sixth grader and began coxing in eighth grade, the same year Jason began a volunteer career in emergency services. He is the only person from USRowing to be named “Man of the Year” twice, he was recognized in 2001 following rescue operations at Ground Zero and again in 2004 after he and his teammates earned the Olympic gold medal in Athens.
He currently trains at USRowing's Princeton Training Center at Princeton University where he is also a Fellow of Butler College.