Kevin Light

Kevin Light ( born May 16, 1979 in Vancouver ) is a Canadian rower, who won the 2008 Olympic gold medal in the eights.

Kevin Light grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, and began in 1997 with the rowing. In 2001 he won the coxless four at the World Cup opener in New Jersey, at the World Rowing Championships in 2001, he finished with the Canadian roller sixth place. 2002 won the eighth in the occupation Matt Swick, Kevin Light, Ben Rutledge, Kyle Hamilton, Joseph Stankevicius, Andrew Hoskins, Adam Kreek, Jeff Powell and coxswain Brian Price at the World Championships in Seville. With David Calder for Matt Swick Canadians defended their title at the World Rowing Championships in 2003. After victories in Munich and Lucerne in the World Cup 2004, the Canadians arrived at the Olympic Regatta in Athens only fifth place.

After a seventh place with the eighth at the World Rowing Championships in 2005, he moved in 2006 to Malcolm Howard in the coxless pairs, which together won the bronze medal at the World Championships in Eton with him. 2007 both changed again in the eighth, who won the World Cup regatta in Lucerne and Linz and won the title even with the World Rowing Championships 2007 in Munich. 2008, the eight won again in Lucerne. At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing won the Canadian eight gold in the occupation of Andrew Byrnes, Kyle Hamilton, Malcolm Howard, Adam Kreek, Kevin Light, Ben Rutledge, Dominic Seiterle, Jake Wetzel and cox Brian Price.

According to a twelfth place in the coxless four at the World Rowing Championships 2010 Light launched at the World Rowing Championships in 2011 in the non-Olympic pairs with coxswain and won with Steven and Brian Price Vanknotsenburg the bronze medal.

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