Elliot Meyer Hovey (born 17 February 1983 in

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who participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics. During his youth in New England, Hovey's athletic focus was primarily on downhill ski racing. By high school he lost interest and began his rowing career at

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in Salisbury, Connecticut (1999). He quickly rose through the ranks on Salisbury's Crew with hopes of following his grandfather's footsteps and row on an

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college team. In the process, Hovey posted nationally ranked

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ergometer scores for 2000 meter tests at the Junior level. He was invited to the US Junior National Rowing Team selection camps in 2000 and 2001 which both took place on the

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in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Hovey failed to be selected and was cut from both teams. He was then recruited by coaches Booth Kyle and Ed Kloman (2000) as well as Evans Liolin and Colin Campbell (2001) to row with the Boston Rowing Center's (BRC) junior men's development teams. Both years at BRC were enormously successful. In the fall of 2001, Hovey applied early decision to Brown University with hopes to fulfill his dream to row on an Ivy League team. He was immediately deferred and then wait listed. Shortly after he was approached by the University of California, Berkeley's Freshman coach Geoff Bond and offered a promising opportunity to row for the California Golden Bears. Turning his back on the Ivy League dream, Hovey applied to the

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and enrolled in classes the next fall. Elliot Hovey resigned his membership at the California Rowing Club (CRC) in Oakland, CA in early December, 2009 and affiliated with the US Rowing Training Center located at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California. He is currently a member of

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in Boston, Massachusetts and an Ordinary Member of

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in Henley-on-Thames, England. He currently resides in

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Achievements

Olympics

2012 Summer Olympics-

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2012 - Men's Quadruple Sculls (M4x) with teammates Peter Graves, Alex Osborne, and Wes Piermarini - 13th place. 2008 Summer Olympics -

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2008 - Men's Double Sculls (M2x) with partner Wes Piermarini - 13th place.

World Championships

2009 World Rowing Championships -

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, Poland - Men's Quadruple Sculls (M4x) - 12th place.

World Cups

2010

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III -

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, Lucerne, Switzerland - Men's Quadruple Sculls (M4X) - 8th place. 2010

II -

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, Germany - Men's Quadruple Sculls (M4X) - 7th place. 2009

III -

, Lucerne, Switzerland - Men's Quadruple Sculls (M4X) - 4th place.

Henley Royal Regatta

2008 Henley Royal Regatta - Henley-on-Thames, England - Winner of

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with partner Wes Piermarini.

U.S. Rowing Selection Regattas

2010 US National Selection Regatta (NSR 3) Men's Double Sculls with Wes Piermarini - 2nd place. 2009 US National Selection Regatta (NSR 2) Men's Double Sculls with Warren Anderson - 2nd place. 2009 US National Selection Regatta (NSR 1) Men's Single Sculls - 5th place. 2008 US Rowing Olympic Trials - West Windsor, New Jersey - Men's Double Sculls with Wes Piermarini - 1st place.

Intercollegiate

2006

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(IRA) national champion, University of California, Berkeley Men's Varsity Eight (8+) (2 seat). 2006 Pac-10 Conference Champion, University of California, Berkeley Men's Varsity Eight (8+) (2 seat). 2006 All-Conference winner and selected for the All-Pac-10 Team.

Club

Winner of the 2007 Royal Canadian Henley Regatta in the Sr. Men's Double Scull with partner Michael Holbrook.

External links

Results NSR 3 (2010) powerhousetiming.com

Results NSR 1 (2009) powerhousetiming.com

Profile on results.beijing2008.cn
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hovey, Elliot Living people 1983 births Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for the United States American male rowers Members of Leander Club