Darren Barber
Canadian rower (born 1968)
Not to be confused with
Darren Barbier , an American college football coach.
Darren Barber (born 26 December 1968 in Victoria, British Columbia ) is a Canadian competition rower and Olympic champion. He is a graduate of Brentwood College School in Mill Bay, British Columbia .
Barber won a gold medal in the men's eight at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona , as a member of the Canadian team.[ 1] 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he finished 4th. In 2014, he coached the women's novice team at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario .
Personal
His grandfather was former Toronto Maple Leafs hockey captain Syl Apps . His uncle was Syl Apps Jr. , and his cousin Gillian Apps won gold medals with the Canadian Olympic women's ice hockey teams in 2006 and 2010.[ 2]
References
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "Darren Barber" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2008 . ^ Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.16, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
