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Ben Rutledge
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Ben Rutledge (born November 9, 1980 in Cranbrook, British Columbia) is a Canadian Olympic rower.

In Seville, Spain 2002 he was a member of the first ever Canadian Men's 8+ crew to win a Gold Medal at a World Championship regatta. He accomplished this task two more times in 2003 and 2007 in Milan, Italy, and Munich, Germany.

His Olympic results include a disappointing fifth place finish in the men's 8+ at the 2004 Athens Olympics. However, after hard fought 4 year comeback, Ben and his teammates Andrew Byrnes, Kyle Hamilton, Malcolm Howard, Adam Kreek, Kevin Light, Dominic Sieterle, Jake Wetzel and cox Brian Price won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.^[1]

In 2006 he was the recipient of the Bobby Gaul Memorial Trophy an award presented by the University of British Columbia to the graduating male athlete who best combines the qualities of leadership and sportsmanship.

In 2006 he combined with former Canadian National Team rower Rob Weitemeyer as well as varsity athletes Stephane Gervais, Robert Miller and Kevin Johns to capture the overall Men's Championship for Storm the Wall, a relay race held annually at the University of British Columbia, widely considered as the largest intramural event in North America.

Education

Ben attended Mount Baker Secondary School located in Cranbrook, B.C.

Rutledge graduated from the Sauder School of Business in University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Commerce, specializing in Real Estate and Marketing in 2006.

Rutledge has also frequently been associated with a somewhat rare style of beverage consumption, colloquially known throughout the East Kootenays as the "Rutledge Party Pack." Legend has it that in his earlier days of alcohol experimentation and low income levels, Rutledge would pilfer stray beers that had been 'misplaced' by friends at house parties, only to arrive at the next party with a variety pack of beverages. Rutledge claimed to have no knowledge of how he came into their possession, but this scenario was played out frequently enough for his friends to not only question him about it, but also to become wary of his presence late in the evening.

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References

^ The Canadian Press (2008-08-18). "Gold in Men's Eight, Bronze in Women's Double, Men's Four". TSN.ca. Retrieved 2008-08-18.

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[1] The Canadian Press (2008-08-18). "Gold in Men's Eight, Bronze in Women's Double, Men's Four". TSN.ca. Retrieved 2008-08-18.

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 Rutledge graduated from the [[Sauder School of Business]] in [[University of British Columbia]] with a Bachelor of Commerce, specializing in Real Estate and Marketing in 2006.
+Rutledge has also frequently been associated with a somewhat rare style of beverage consumption, colloquially known throughout the East Kootenays as the "Rutledge Party Pack." Legend has it that in his earlier days of alcohol experimentation and low income levels, Rutledge would pilfer stray beers that had been 'misplaced' by friends at house parties, only to arrive at the next party with a variety pack of beverages.  Rutledge claimed to have no knowledge of how he came into their possession, but this scenario was played out frequently enough for his friends to not only question him about it, but also to become wary of his presence late in the evening.
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