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Wayne Pommen

Date of birth: 13 Apr 1979

Age on Race day: 24

Born in: Victoria, BC, Canada

Home town: Victoria, BC

Nationality: Canadian

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College: Pembroke College

Course: MPhil (now transferred to PhD) in International Relations (enrolled in 2002 for 3 years)

Previous Uni: Harvard University and University of Victoria

School: Mt Douglas Senior Secondary

Height: 6’1

Weight: 83.5kg

Boat: Blue Boat

Boat position: 7

Personal bio:

Was selected for the 2003 Blue Boat but had to withdraw with a fractured wrist 48 hours before the race after Cambridge were in a collision during training. Decided to return to Cambridge rather than try for a potential Olympic place with Canada, after Wayne and Scott Frandsen (Oxford Blue Boat 2003) finished sixth in the men’s pair at the 2003 World Champs. Captain of Harvard heavyweight Crew 2001-2002. Won the Ladies Plate at Henley (2002). A world U23 gold medallist (eight) with Canada in 2001. Winner of the Eastern Sprints in Harvard Freshman crew, 1999. Winner of the Head of the Charles (eight), 2001. An U23 Canada Cup gold medallist (double scull) in 1998.