Chris Ahrens (rower)

Christian Ahrens (born July 24, 1976 in Iowa City, Iowa) [1] is a 1998 graduate of Princeton University who rowed for the Princeton Tigers and the United States National Team. He was honored by Princeton as the 18th most successful athlete in the school’s history.[2]

Chris Ahrens
Personal information
Full nameChristian Ahrens
BornJuly 24, 1976 (1976-07-24) (age 44)
Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
2004 Athens Eight
World Rowing Championships
1995 Tampere M4+
1997 Aiguebelette M8+
1998 Cologne M8+
1999 St. Catharines M8+

Ahrens was the stroke of the gold medal United States eight-man boat at the 1997, 1998, and 1999 world championships, and the six seat for the fifth place 2000 Sydney Olympic boat. Ahrens came out of retirement in 2004 to join up with the US Olympic squad as the three seat in the eventual gold medal eight-man boat. This boat was not only for being the first US eight to win Olympic gold since 1964, but also set a new course and world record of 5:19.85.[3]

Ahrens is currently retired from international rowing and lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two daughters.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chris Ahrens". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. "The Daily Princetonian Top 20 Greatest Athletes". Archived from the original on 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
  3. "Christian Ahrens". World Rowing. Retrieved 2019-07-13.


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