Benjamin Lang (born 4 February 1987) is a French

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is ...

. He competed in the men's coxless four event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. His first club was the Emulation Nautique de Bordeaux, which he joined in 1997 and remains a member of their steering committee. Lang won silver medals in the

coxed pair A coxed pair is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain. The crew consists of two rowers, each having one oar, and a cox. One row ...

at both the

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

and

2012 World Rowing Championships The 2012 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 15 to 19 August 2012 at Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The annual week-long rowing regatta is organized by FISA (the International Rowing Federation), and held at the ...

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* 1987 births Living people French male rowers Olympic rowers for France Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) World Rowing Championships medalists for France {{France-rowing-bio-stub