Glenn Ochal

Glenn Ochal
Personal information
Born March 1, 1986 (1986-03) (age 30)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
2012 London Coxless four

Glenn Ochal (born March 1, 1986 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American rower. He won the bronze medal in the coxless four at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He competed in the coxed eights at the 2016 Summer Olympics and finished fourth.

A native of the Philadelphia neighborhood of Roxborough, Ochal began rowing as a freshman at Roman Catholic High School.[1] He was recruited for Princeton University's rowing team and was part of the crew which became the first collegiate team to win the Championship Eights at the Head of the Charles Regatta in twenty years.[2][3] He currently works at Sparks Consulting, a social business that is concerned with rowing community development.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Philly Olympian Ochal's epic workout". The Philadelphia Inquirer. philly.com. July 22, 2012.
  2. ↑ "The Road to Rio: Ochal '08, a Bronze Medalist in 2012, Trains for More". Princeton Alumni Weekly. April 20, 2016.
  3. ↑ "On Tap with Glenn Ochal '08". The Daily Princetonian. July 21, 2016./
  4. ↑ "About Us". Sparks Consulting.


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