Wyatt Allen (born January 11, 1979, in Baltimore, Maryland)[1] is an American rower and head coach of Dartmouth Heavyweight Rowing

Wyatt Allen
Personal information
BornJanuary 11, 1979 (1979-01-11) (age 47)
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  United States
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensEight
Bronze medal – third place2008 BeijingEight

Career

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Allen is a graduate of Portland High School and the University of Virginia,[2] where he rowed on the men's club team from 1998 to 2001.[3]

In 2004, he won the Diamond Challenge Sculls (the premier event for single sculls) at the Henley Royal Regatta.[4] Later that year he won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Four years later he won bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[5]

He is currently the head coach of men's heavyweight rowing at Dartmouth College.[6]


After leading his varsity 8+ to a silver medal at the Eastern Sprints and a bronze medal at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association national championship in the spring of 2025, Wyatt was awarded the IRCA coach of the year award; marking the best performance for the Dartmouth heavies in over 30 years.

References

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  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wyatt Allen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
  2. Wyatt Allen rowing.teamusa.org
  3. "Former Virginia Rower Wyatt Allen Wins Diamond Sculls At Henley Royal Regatta". Virginia Athletics. July 6, 2005. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  4. "Diamond Challenge Sculls, List of past winners". Henley Royal Regatta. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  5. Maine rowers strike gold, bronze news.mainetoday.com Archived 2008-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Wyatt Allen – Men's Heavyweight Rowing Coach dartmouthsports.com