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| Born | November 8, 1999[1] Winnetka, Illinois, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Stanford University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter Chatain (born November 8, 1999) is an American rower. He won a bronze medal in the men's eight at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Early and personal life
He is from Winnetka, Illinois. When he was twelve, he discovered rowing when he attended a University of Michigan rowing camp. At New Trier High School, he initially played hockey but eventually dedicated himself to rowing.
He graduated from Stanford University in 2022 with a degree in mathematics and a minor in physics. He was a graduate student at Stanford University in 2023 studying computer science. After graduation, he worked as a machine learning engineer at a tech start-up firm in San Francisco while simultaneously training for the 2024 Olympics.[2]
Career
In 2021, he won silver with the United States at the Under-23 World Rowing Championships[3] in the men's eight. He then competed in the United States men's eight at the 2023 World Rowing Championships.[4]
He competed in the men's eight at the 2024 Paris Olympics and won a bronze medal with a time of 5:25.28.[5][6] Competing in the men's pair at the 2026 World Rowing Cup in Plovdiv, Peter captured the silver medal and set a new American best time of 6:11.77.[7]
Competing at the 2026 World Rowing Championships, he won gold in the men’s four and bronze in the mixed eight.[8]
References
- ^ "Peter Chatain". World Rowing. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ St Clair, Stacy (August 2, 2024). "Stanford grad Peter Chatain worked a high-tech job in SF while pursuing his Olympic dream". Mercurynews. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ "2021 World Rowing U23 Championships".
- ^ Peene, Sam (June 20, 2024). "THE BOYS IN THE BOAT: MEET TEAM USA'S MEN SET TO RACE THE EIGHT AT PARIS 2024". Olympics.com. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ Hanson, Scott (August 3, 2024). "U.S. men's eight, with several Huskies in the boat, wins bronze medal". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ Goodbread, Chase (August 3, 2024). "Team USA rowing men's eight takes bronze medal at Paris Olympics". USA Today. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ "2026 World Rowing Cup II Results and Record".
- ^ "World Rowing - 2026 World Rowing Championships". World Rowing. Retrieved October 2, 2026.
External links
- Peter Chatain at World Rowing
- Peter Chatain at Team USA
- Peter Chatain at Olympics.com
- Peter Chatain at Olympedia
- Peter Chatain on Instagram
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