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Jakub Buczek '16CC

  • Position Men's Four
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Wayland, Mass.
  • Previous School Wayland Weston H.S.
  • College Lightweight Rowing

Biography

JAKUB BUCZEK ‘16CC | Canada Rowing Bio
Canada | Burnaby, B.C./Wayland, Mass. | Wayland Weston H.S.
Social Media: Instagram
 
World/National Stage: Will compete in fours for Canada … Qualified for the Olympics after a pair of victories at the 2021 World Rowing Final Olympic Qualification Regatta … Joined the Canadian National Team in 2018 … Led the Eight-boat to a third place finish at World Cup 2 competition and eighth place finish at the World Championships in 2019 … Competed for Canada’s Eight squad in 2018 … Placed sixth in World Cup 3 competition and eighth place at the World Under-23 Championships … Competed for Canada at the Under-23 World Championships (Bronze medal, third place finish in fours) … Competes for the St. Catharine’s Rowing Club …
 
At Columbia (2012-16):  Competed on Columbia’s 2016 IRA National Championship team … Led team to No. 1 and No. 2 national rankings … Guided team to a Silver Medal at the EARC Sprints … Graduated from Columbia College in 2016 with a Bachelor’s degree in Sustainability Studies.
 
More on Buczek:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gmjpd9gTjxg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZBP2qpA_uw