Glenn Ochal (born March 1, 1986) is an American rower. He won the bronze medal in the

coxless four A coxless four is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars, without a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oar. There are two rowers on th ...

at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. He competed in the coxed eights at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

and finished fourth. A native of the

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

neighborhood of

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, Ochal began rowing as a freshman at

Roman Catholic High School , motto_translation = Faith and Knowledge , accreditation = MSA , nickname = The Cahillites , conference = Philadelphia Catholic League , colors = Purple & Gold , yearbook ...

. He was recruited for

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's rowing team and was part of the crew which became the first collegiate team to win the Championship Eights at the

Head of the Charles Regatta The Head of the Charles Regatta, also known as HOCR, is a rowing head race held on the penultimate complete weekend of October (i.e., on the Friday that falls between the 16th and the 22nd of the month, and on the Saturday and Sunday immedia ...

in twenty years. He currently works at Sparks Consulting, a social business that is concerned with rowing community development.

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* * 1986 births Living people Rowers from Philadelphia Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in rowing Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Princeton Tigers rowers American male rowers {{US-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub

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