Ben Davison (born July 24, 1996) is a
rower. He competed for the United States at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games.
Early life
Davison was born in
Durham, England
Durham ( , locally ), is a cathedral city and civil parish on the River Wear, County Durham, England. It is an administrative centre of the County Durham District, which is a successor to the historic County Palatine of Durham (which is dif ...
to father Terry and mother Sarah and grew up there until age 10. He spent his teen years in Florida for a change of scenery and attended
Citrus High School
Citrus High School (CHS) is a public high school in the town of Inverness, Florida, United States. A part of the Citrus County School District, Citrus High currently offers a four-year curriculum in grades 9-12 and currently has an enrollment o ...
, where his father worked as a rowing coach. Davison studied Economics at the
University of Washington
The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington.
Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattle a ...
. He has a brother Joe.
Career
He competed in the
men's eight event at the
2020 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July.
Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
.
He teamed up in a double scull with
Sorin Koszyk in March 2023.
He successfully qualified for the men's double sculls at the
2024 Paris Olympics
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, stadium = Stade de France Jardins du Trocadéro and River Seine
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alongside Sorin Koszyk.
References
External links
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Washington Huskies bio
1996 births
Living people
American male rowers
English male rowers
Olympic rowers for the United States
People from Citrus County, Florida
Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Durham, England
Washington Huskies men's rowers
Rowers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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