Kyle Hamilton (rower)
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Kyle Hamilton (born February 26, 1978 in Victoria, British Columbia
) is a Canadian
rower from Richmond, British Columbia
. He won the gold medal at the 2002, 2003 and 2007 world championships for Canada's men's eight team in Milan
, Italy
and Seville
, Spain
and Munich.
He won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in the men's eights with Andrew Byrnes
, Malcolm Howard
, Adam Kreek
, Kevin Light
, Ben Rutledge
, Dominic Sieterle, Jake Wetzel
and cox Brian Price.
Kyle now works as a litigation lawyer with Cook Roberts LLP in Victoria, British Columbia. He also coaches rowing at Shawnigan Lake School, where his wife is a teacher and rowing coach.
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
) is a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
rower from Richmond, British Columbia
Richmond, British Columbia
Richmond is a coastal city, incorporated in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Part of Metro Vancouver, its neighbouring communities are Vancouver and Burnaby to the north, New Westminster to the east, and Delta to the south, while the Strait of Georgia forms its western border...
. He won the gold medal at the 2002, 2003 and 2007 world championships for Canada's men's eight team in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and Seville
Seville
Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...
, Spain
Spain
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and Munich.
He won a gold medal at 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...
in the men's eights with Andrew Byrnes
Andrew Byrnes
James Andrew Byrnes is a Canadian rower and Olympic gold medalist. He was born in Toronto, Ontario and raised in Ithaca, New York...
, Malcolm Howard
Malcolm Howard (rower)
Malcolm Howard is a Canadian rower. He was born in Victoria, British Columbia and graduated from Brentwood College School in 2001....
, Adam Kreek
Adam Kreek
Adam Kreek is a Canadian rower. Born in London, Ontario, he was a student at the University of Victoria where he met his wife Rebecca. He won the gold medal at both the 2003 and 2002 world championships for Canada's men's eight team in Milan, Italy and Seville, Spain respectively...
, Kevin Light
Kevin Light
Kevin Richard Light is a Canadian rower. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia but has lived in Victoria, British Columbia since 1985. He began rowing at Stelly's High School in grade 12 and graduating in 1997...
, Ben Rutledge
Ben Rutledge
Ben Rutledge is a Canadian Olympic rower.In Seville, Spain 2002 he was a member of the first ever Canadian Men's 8+ crew to win a Gold Medal at a World Championship regatta...
, Dominic Sieterle, Jake Wetzel
Jake Wetzel
Jacob Wetzel is a Canadian rower. He has represented both Canada and the United States at the World Championships and the Olympics. He was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.- College years :...
and cox Brian Price.
Kyle now works as a litigation lawyer with Cook Roberts LLP in Victoria, British Columbia. He also coaches rowing at Shawnigan Lake School, where his wife is a teacher and rowing coach.