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Bryan Volpenhein

Full name	Bryan Daniel Volpenhein
Date of birth	August 18, 1976 (1976-08-18) (age 33)
Place of birth	Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Current position	Rower
Previous Teams	Ohio State Buckeyes
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	215 pounds (98 kg)

Olympic medal record
Competitor for  United States
Men's Rowing
Bronze	2008 Beijing	Eights
Gold	2004 Athens	Eights
World Championships
Gold	2005 Gifu	Men's Eight
Silver	2003 Milan	Men's Eight
Bronze	2002 Seville	Men's Eight
Gold	1999 St. Catharine's	Men's Eight
Gold	1998 Cologne	Men's Eight
World Cup
Gold	2004 Lucerne	Men's Four
Gold	2002 Lucerne	Men's Eight

Bryan Volpenhein (born August 18, 1976) is an American rower. He is a three-time Olympian, having participated in the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.

Originally from Cincinnati, Volpenhein graduated from Kings High School in Kings Mills, Ohio and attended The Ohio State University, where he rowed for the The Ohio State University Crew Club. He graduated in 1994. Following the 2005 World Rowing Championships, he studied culinary arts at The Art Institute of Seattle. Volpenhein is the only two-time winner (in 2002 and 2004) of the USRowing Male Athlete of the Year award. In addition, he and his team were named "USATODAY.com's U.S. Olympic Athlete of the Week" following their gold medal win in 2004.^[1] Volpenhein won bronze in the men's eight at the 2008 Olympics.^[2]

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References

• USRowing Biography
• 2008 Olympic Biography
• USA Today article