Jason Read

Jason Read (born December 24, 1977)^[1] rowed in the bow seat in the 2004 Summer Olympics Gold medal-winning U.S. Men's Rowing Team Eight.

Jason Read

Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1977-12-24) December 24, 1977 (age 46) East Amwell Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Education	Hun School of Princeton Temple University
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Medal record Men's rowing Representing the  United States Summer Olympics 2004 Athens Eight World Championships 2003 Milan Eight World Cup 2001 Princeton Eight 2004 Lucerne Four Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Eight

He attended the Hun School of Princeton, where he took up rowing, continuing the sport at Temple University. As a volunteer with the Amwell Valley – Ringoes Rescue Squad in Ringoes, he was among those who responded to the September 11 attacks in 2001.^[2]

Read was a member of the U.S. rowing team for the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[3]

References

1. Jason Read Archived 2018-07-05 at the Wayback Machine, USRowing. Accessed November 10, 2016.
2. Lieber, Jill. "Read emerges from nightmare with stronger faith, will", USA Today, July 21, 2004. Accessed June 12, 2007. "He became passionate about rowing when he was an eighth-grader at The Hun School in Princeton, N.J., battling his way to the 2004 Olympic eight despite always being seen as too small in such a powerful sport."
3. "Area pair are rowing alternates", The Times (Trenton), June 28, 2008.

4. “A Slap in the Face” https://www.nj.com/hunterdon/2016/02/1_rescue_squad_gets_first-call_status_for_all_of_r.html