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| Full name | Bryan Daniel Volpenhein | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1976-08-18)August 18, 1976 (age 49) Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Ohio State University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | RowingCoach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employer | University of PennsylvaniaMen's Heavyweight Rowing Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bryan Volpenhein (born August 18, 1976), is an Americanrower. He is a three-timeOlympian, having participated in the2000,2004 and2008 Summer Olympics.
Originally fromCincinnati, Volpenhein graduated fromKings High School inKings Mills, Ohio and attendedOhio State University, where he rowed forThe Ohio State University Crew Club alongside coach John Gutrich; former Purdue lightweight rower, and coached by Tim Carrigg and Lou Renzulli. He graduated in 2002. Following the 2005World Rowing Championships, he studiedculinary arts atThe Art Institute of Seattle.
Volpenhein is the only two-time winner (in 2002 and 2004) of theUSRowing 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 Olympic gold medal win in 2004.[1] Volpenhein won bronze in the men's eight at the2008 Olympics.[2]
Volpenhein became thehead coach of theUniversity of PennsylvaniaMen's Heavyweight Rowing Team in the 2019–2020 season.[3] Volpenhein was previously the Training and Technical Director at theUniversity of San DiegoMen's Rowing team[4] for the 2018–2019 season and the Junior Men's Varsity Head Coach at theSan Diego Rowing Club in 2019.[5] In August 2022, Volpenhein resigned his position at the University of Pennsylvania,[6] so that his family could relocate to support his wifeSarah Trowbridge's move to be head coach of The University of Oklahoma Women's Rowing team.[7]
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