Gabriel "Gabe" Bergen (born 6 July 1982 in

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) is a Canadian rower. Bergen won a silver medal as part of the men's eights for Canada at the

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. He has also won one medal of every colour at the World Championships including being champion in the coxed pair in 2008 and a silver and a bronze in the eights in 2009 and 2011 respectively.

Career

Bergen began his rowing career in 2005 and began his competitive career as part of the men's eights in 2006. His first World Championship was as a world title when he won the gold in the coxed pair at the 2008 World Rowing Championships with partner James Dunaway and cox Mark Laidlaw. He found further successes at the Worlds except this time as part of the eights. Bergen failed to win gold but did succeed in winning a silver in 2009 and a bronze in 2011. He won a silver medal at the

in the men's eight with

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, Jeremiah Brown,

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, Robert Gibson, Malcolm Howard,

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and Brian Price. The men's eights started the Olympics poorly by finishing dead last in their heat. However the crew finished second in the repechage, ending up just behind the crew from

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. In the finals of the event the Canadian eight made a run from third and finished in second over the British boat but behind the World Champion

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team.

Personal

Bergan was a part of the torch relay for the

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in Canada. His father was a rower as well and competed in the

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bergen, Gabriel 1982 births Living people Canadian male rowers People from Dawson Creek Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers of Canada Olympic medalists in rowing Olympic silver medalists for Canada Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from British Columbia World Rowing Championships medalists for Canada