Wyatt Allen
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Wyatt Allen (born January 11, 1979, in Baltimore, Maryland)[1] is an American rower and head coach of Dartmouth Heavyweight Rowing
Career
Allen is a graduate of Portland High School and the University of Virginia,[2] where he rowed on the men's club team from 1998 to 2001.[3]
In 2004, he won the Diamond Challenge Sculls (the premier event for single sculls) at the Henley Royal Regatta.[4] Later that year he won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Four years later he won bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[5]
He is currently the head coach of men's heavyweight rowing at Dartmouth College.[6]
After leading his varsity 8+ to a silver medal at the Eastern Sprints and a bronze medal at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association national championship in the spring of 2025, Wyatt was awarded the IRCA coach of the year award; marking the best performance for the Dartmouth heavies in over 30 years.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wyatt Allen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
- ^ Wyatt Allen rowing.teamusa.org
- ^ "Former Virginia Rower Wyatt Allen Wins Diamond Sculls At Henley Royal Regatta". Virginia Athletics. July 6, 2005. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Diamond Challenge Sculls, List of past winners". Henley Royal Regatta. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ Maine rowers strike gold, bronze news.mainetoday.com Archived 2008-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Wyatt Allen – Men's Heavyweight Rowing Coach dartmouthsports.com