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Ben Rutledge (born November 9, 1980, inCranbrook,British Columbia) is a formerCanadian Olympicrower and is currently a Mortgage Broker.
In Seville, Spain 2002 he was a member of Canada's inaugural Men's 8+ crew to win a gold medal at a World Championship regatta. He accomplished this task two more times in 2003 and 2007 inMilan,Italy, andMunich,Germany.
His Olympic results include a disappointing fifth-place finish in the men's 8+ at the 2004 Athens Olympics. However, after a hard-fought 4-year comeback, Ben and his teammatesAndrew Byrnes,Kyle Hamilton,Malcolm Howard,Adam Kreek,Kevin Light,Dominic Sieterle,Jake Wetzel and coxBrian Price won a gold medal at the2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.[1]
In 2006 he was the recipient of the Bobby Gaul Memorial Trophy an award presented by the University of British Columbia to the graduating male athlete who best combines the qualities of leadership and sportsmanship.
In 2006 he combined with former Canada National Team rowerRobert Weitemeyer as well as varsity athletes Stephane Gervais, Robert Miller and Kevin Johns to capture the overall Men's Championship for Storm the Wall, a relay race held annually at theUniversity of British Columbia, widely considered as the largest intramural event inNorth America.
Ben attendedMount Baker Secondary School located in Cranbrook, B.C.
Rutledge graduated from theSauder School of Business inUniversity of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Commerce, specializing in Real Estate and Marketing in 2006.
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