Ben Rutledge

Ben Rutledge (born November 9, 1980) is a Canadian Olympic rower. He is a graduate of the University of British Columbia where he was a Commerce major specializing in Real Estate. In 2006, while attending UBC, he was the recipient of the Bobby Gaul Memorial Trophy an award presented to the graduating male athlete who best combines the qualities of leadership and sportsmanship. He was born in Cranbrook, British Columbia.

In 2004 he represented Canada at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad in Athens, Greece.

He won the gold medal at the 2002, 2003 and 2007 world championships as a member of Canada's Men's 8+ in Milan, Italy, Seville, Spain and Munich, Germany.

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.

He won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's eights with Andrew Byrnes, Kyle Hamilton, Malcolm Howard, Adam Kreek, Kevin Light, Dominic Sieterle, Jake Wetzel and cox Brian Price. [cite news|url=http://www.tsn.ca/olympics/story/?id=246638&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_olympics |title=Gold in Men's Eight, Bronze in Women's Double, Men's Four |author=The Canadian Press|accessdate=2008-08-18|date=2008-08-18|publisher=TSN.ca]

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