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Kevin Light
Medal record
Rowing
World Championships
Representing  Canada
Gold medal – first place 2002 Seville Men's Eight
Gold medal – first place 2003 Milan Men's Eight
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Eton Men's Pair
Gold medal – first place 2007 Munich Men's Eight
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Bronze medal – third place 2002 Lucerne Men's Eight
Gold medal – first place 2003 Lucerne Men's Eight
Gold medal – first place 2004 Munich Men's Eight
Gold medal – first place 2004 Lucerne Men's Eight
Silver medal – second place 2006 Munich Men's Pair
Gold medal – first place 2007 Linz Men's Eight
Gold medal – first place 2007 Lucerne Men's Eight
Gold medal – first place 2008 Lucerne Men's Eight
Royal Henley Regatta
Gold medal – first place 2002 Grand Challenge Cup Men's Eight
Gold medal – first place 2003 Grand Challenge Cup Men's Eight
Gold medal – first place 2007 Grand Challenge Cup Men's Eight

Kevin Richard Light (born May 16, 1979 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian rower. He is a student at the University of Victoria. He won the gold medal at both the 2003 and 2002 world championships for Canada's men's eight team in Milan, Italy and Seville, Spain respectively. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Light and his crew finished a disappointing 5th in the finals of the men's eight.

In 2006 Light represented Canada along with Malcom Howard in the men's straight pair. The two combined to win a bronze medal in the 2006 World Rowing Championships at Eton, England.

In 2007 Light won the gold medal at world championship in the eight. Light has been named as to the Canadian men's eight for the 2008 Olympic games to be held in Bejing, China.

He has a sister named Heather Light. Who was born on June 23 1981.

Videos

Kevin Light has produced many videos. These ones below feature footage of the Canada Men's team training. One of them was an entry for a competition by Concept2. Balls Away was shot in San Francisco while on a training camp in 2007. It was done with the Sony Bravia commercial in mind.

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