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William Bender
2024 Olympic
- 3National Teams
- 10thHighest Olympic Finish
- 1World Championship Medals
National Teams
Three-Under 23, 2021; Senior, 2023; Olympic, 2024
International Results
Finished 10th in the pair at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Finished 10th in the pair at the 2024 World Rowing Cup II. Finished fifth in the pair at the 2023 World Rowing Championships. Earned silver in the eight at the 2021 World Rowing Under 23 Championships.
National Results
Finished third in the championship eight at the Head of the Charles. Won the pair at the 2024 U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Team Trials. Won the pair at the 2023 USRowing Senior National Team Trials. Finished second in the championship eight at the 2021 Head of the Charles Regatta. Finished third in the varsity eight at the 2021 IRA National Championships.
Personal
Billy enjoys hiking, downhill skiing, and crosswords. His next door neighbor was his novice coach and captain of Harvard's 1975 "Rude and Smooth" crew. He got Billy's older brother, who rowed for Colgate and went to under 23 worlds in the pair in 2013, hooked on the sport, and Billy followed. Billy lists the 2004 men's eight race in Athens as his favorite Olympic moment.
- Socials
- Boat Class
- Men's Pair (2-)
- Training Location
- Oakland, Calif./Hanover, N.H.
- Height
- 6'5"
- Weight
- 200
- Hometown
- Norwich, Vt.
- College
- Dartmouth College, 2025
- High School
- Hanover High School
