The UBC graduate has been a key member of the dominant Canadian Men’s rowing program since his first international race in 2002. In seven years of competition, Hamilton has won fifteen international medals in both the Pair and the Eight, as well as leading the Eight to the World Cup points title in 2007.
After a disappointing fifth place finish at the Athens Olympics, the Beijing Olympics gave Hamilton and his team a second chance to be the first Eight since 1980 to win Olympic Gold after winning the World Championships the year before. It was an opportunity they worked hard to realize – becoming Canada’s inspirational story of triumph and redemption at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Currently a Law student at the University of Victoria, Hamilton speaks on aspects of leadership, teamwork, and the small but significant moments which define his Olympic experience. Audiences relive the experience of being an Olympic favourite, and the pressure and intensity of Captaining of one of Canada’s top medal hopes and successes.
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