Beau Hoopman
Men’s Eight

Hometown: Plymouth, Wis.
Current Residence: Princeton, N.J.
Club Affiliation: USRowing Training Center
Began Rowing: University of Wisconsin, 2003
Date of Birth: 10/1/80
Height: 6’4”
Weight: 200
High School: Plymouth High School
Undergraduate Education: University of Wisconsin
Current Coach: Tim McLaren
Years on National Team: Nine – 2001-02, Under 23; 2003-09, Senior

International Results: Finished seventh in the eight at the 2009 Rowing World Cup stop in Lucerne…Won bronze in the eight at the 2008 Olympic Games...Finished eighth in the four at the 2007 World Rowing Championships...Won bronze in the eight at the 2006 World Rowing Championships...Won gold in the eight and finished fifth in the four at the 2005 World Rowing Championships...Won gold in the eight at the 2004 Olympic Games...Set a world record in the eight during the heats at the 2004 Olympic Games...Won gold in the four at the 2004 Rowing World Cup stop in Lucerne...Served as a spare at the 2003 World Rowing Championships...Won gold in the eight and silver in the four at the 2003 Pan American Games...Finished 12th in the men’s four at the 2002 World Rowing Championships...Won gold in the eight at the 2002 Nation’s Cup...Won silver in the eight at the 2001 Nation’s Cup.

National Results: Won gold in the eight at the 2009 USRowing National Championships…Won gold in the four and eight at the 2007 USRowing National Championships...Won the pair at the third 2007 National Selection Regatta...Won the pair at the second 2005 National Selection Regatta...Finished second in the varsity eight at the 2002 IRA Championships...Won gold in the varsity eight at the 2002 Eastern Sprints...Won gold in the freshman eight at the 2000 Eastern Sprints.

Personal: Beau is a two-time Olympian. He enjoys golfing and biking. Beau started rowing because he was picked out of the University of Wisconsin’s freshman orientation and told that he would be a good rower. He majored in biological aspects of conservation at the University of Wisconsin.