Julien Bahain (born 20 April 1986, in Angers) is a rower of French/Canadian origin. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal in the quadruple sculls with Jonathan Coeffic, Pierre-Jean Peltier and Cédric Berrest.[1] In 2014 he decided to retire from French rowing team to row with Canada.

Julien Bahain
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto M4x
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto M8+
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing M4x
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Munich M4x
Silver medal – second place 2009 Poznan M2x
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Hamilton M2x
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Bled M2x
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Marathon M2x
Gold medal – first place 2010 Montemor-o-Velho M2x

In 2013, he rowed across the Atlantic Ocean with Patrick Favre. It took them 49 days to row from Tarfaya (Morocco) to Tartane (Martinique).

In June 2016, he was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "France Rowing at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  2. ^ Ewing, Lori (28 June 2016). "Canada announces 26-member Olympic rowing team". Canadian Press. Toronto, Canada. Retrieved 28 June 2016.

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