Kyle Hamilton

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Kyle Hamilton rowing
nation CanadaCanada Canada
birthday February 26, 1978
place of birth VictoriaCanada
job Lawyer
Career
status resigned
Medal table
Olympic games 1 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
World championships 3 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
Olympic rings Olympic games
gold Beijing 2008 Eighth
World championships
gold Seville 2002 Eighth
gold Milan 2003 Eighth
gold Oberschleissheim 2007 Eighth
 

Kyle Hamilton (born February 26, 1978 in Victoria , British Columbia ) is a Canadian rower who became the Canadian eighth Olympic champion and three-time world champion.

Hamilton made his debut in 2002 with a third place in eighth place at the World Cup regatta in Lucerne . Shortly afterwards he won his first world title in Seville , and in 2003 the Canadian eighth was able to defend the title. In the 2004 Olympic season, the Canadian eighth won the World Cup regattas in Munich and Lucerne, and in the final of the Summer Olympics in Athens the boat only finished fifth. In 2005 in eight and 2006 in four without a helmsman , Hamilton did not reach the A-final at the World Rowing Championships, but in 2007 he won his third world title with the eight. At the Olympic Regatta in Beijing in 2008 , the Canadian eighth world champion won with the same line-up as in 2007.

Hamilton received his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Victoria in 2010 , he works as a lawyer in a major law firm in Victoria.

International gold medals

(OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championships)

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