Gavin Hassett (born July 13, 1973 in

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) is a Canadian

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. He began rowing in 1989. A three time Olympian, he won the

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at the

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in the Men's Lightweight Coxless Fours event, alongside

Jeffrey Lay Jeffrey M. Y Lay/Honorat (born October, 1962 is a retired Rowing (sport), rower from Canada. He won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the Men's Lightweight Coxless Fours, alongside Brian Peaker, Dave Boyes, and Gavin Hassett. Refer ...

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and

Brian Peaker Brian Ronald Peaker (born May 26, 1959 in London, Ontario) is a retired rower from Canada. He won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the Men's Lightweight Coxless Fours, alongside Jeffrey Lay Jeffrey M. Y Lay/Honorat (born October ...

. He also claimed a bronze medal at the

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in the same event. His international debut was in 1993 with a gold in the lightweight 8+ World champion in

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, 1994 bronze,

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world cup regatta, 1994 4th

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lightweight 4- World championship, 1995 4th

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lightweight 4- World championship, 1996 silver lightweight 4- Atlanta Olympics, 1999 6th

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lightweight 4- World championships, 2000 7th

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Olympic games, 2001 silver lightweight 4-

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world cup, 2001 5th

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lightweight 4- World championships, 2002 gold

world cup lightweight 4-, 2002 bronze

world championships lightweight 4-, 2003 silver

worldcup regatta lightweight 4-, 2003 5th

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lightweight 4- world championships, 2004 silver

worldcup regatta lightweight 4-, 2004 5th

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lightweight 4- olympic games

References

* 1973 births Living people Sportspeople from Saint John, New Brunswick Olympic rowers of Canada Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Canada Canadian male rowers Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics {{Canada-Olympic-medalist-stub