Tyler Winklevoss
Men’s Eight

Birthplace: Southampton, N.Y.
Hometown: Greenwich, Conn.
Current Residence: Princeton, N.J.
Club Affiliation: USRowing Training Center
Began Rowing: Saugatuck Rowing Club, 1997
Date of Birth: 8/21/81
Height: 6’5”
Weight: 210
High School: Brunswick School
Undergraduate Education: Harvard University, Economics, 2004
Occupation: Co-Founder, ConnectU.com
Training Location: Princeton, N.J.
Current Coaches: Tim McLaren, Kris Korzeniowski
Years on National Team: Four – 1999, Junior; 2007-09, Senior 

International Results: Finished sixth in the pair at the 2008 Olympic Games...Served as an alternate at the 2007 World Rowing Championships...Won gold in the eight and silver in the four at the 2007 Pan American Games...Finished sixth in the eight at the 2004 Rowing World Cup stop in Lucerne...Finished second in the Grand Challenge Cup at the 2004 Henley Royal Regatta...Finished eighth in the pair at the 1999 World Rowing Junior Championships.

National Results: Won silver in the men’s eight at the 2009 USRowing National Championships…Finished second in the pair at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Rowing...Finished fourth in the pair at 2008 National Selection Regatta #2...Won the pair and finished third in the four at the 2007 USRowing National Championships...Won the four at the 2007 Pan American Games Trials...Finished fifth in the pair at 2008 National Selection Regatta #3...Won the pair at the 2006 National Selection Regatta #1...Won the pair at the 2005 USRowing National Championships...Won the pair at the 2005 Canadian Henley...Won the varsity eight at the 2004 IRA Championships...Won the varsity eight at the 2004 Eastern Sprints.

Personal: Tyler enjoys cycling, reading and movies. He lists his most memorable sports achievement as winning the IRA Championship in 2004 and placing sixth in the pair event at the 2008 Olympic Games. Tyler chose rowing because his next door neighbor, Ethan Ayer, was a successful national team rower. He lists his personal heroes as his parents. He lists Mario Cipollini, the Italian cyclist, and the Abbagnale brothers, as the most influential people in his sporting career. He is the co-founder of ConnectU.com, a college social networking Web site.