Bruce Ford (rower)

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Bruce Ford
Personal information
Nationality Canada
Born (1954-09-18) September 18, 1954 (age 69)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubBurnaby Lake Rowing Club
Medal record
Bruce Ford
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles Quadruple sculls
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Edinburgh Double sculls

Bruce Ford[1] was a member of the Canadian Rowing team in the 1984 and 1988 Olympics, winning a Bronze medal in the 1984 Men's Quadruple Sculls.[2] Alongside Pat Walter, he won Gold in the Double Sculls at the 1986 Commonwealth Games.[3]

Educated at Brentwood College School, Vancouver Island[2] and the University of British Columbia,[4][5] he now works as an Environmental Biologist in Vancouver.[6] Ford lives in North Vancouver as of May 2017.

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ "Bruce Ford". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 April 2009.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b "This Week". Brentwood College School. 26 September 2000. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
  3. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Rowing". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
  4. ^ "UBC and the Olympics" (PDF). University of British Columbia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
  5. ^ "List of Vikes Olympians" (PDF). University of Victoria. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
  6. ^ "Bruce Ford". LinkedIn Corporation. Retrieved 26 April 2009.