Oliver Bub

Oliver Bub
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1998-04-16) 16 April 1998 (age 26)[1]
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportRowing
EventCoxless pair

Oliver Bub (born 16 April 1998) is an American rower. He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Early life

Bub is originally from Westport, Connecticut. He has a rowing family and both of his parents rowed at Boston University. He attended Dartmouth College.[2]

Career

Alongside Billy Bender, he won the men's pair at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic team trials in Sarasota, Florida.[3]

They competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the men's pairs, where they reached the semi final.[4]

Personal life

His father Stephan Bub is originally from Germany and met his mother Mary-Beth at Boston University in New England.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Oliver Bub". Eurosport. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  2. ^ Castellano, Jessica (22 July 2024). "Meet New England's athletes heading to this year's Olympics". nbcboston. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  3. ^ "'A gamble that paid off': Three Dartmouth rowers secure spots in the Olympics". thedartmouth. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Westport's Oliver Bub advances to men's pair semifinals at Paris Olympics". nbcconneticut. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  5. ^ Stewart, Dave (23 July 2024). "Connecticut rower Oliver Bub has gone from breakfast with champions to the Paris Olympics". ctinsider. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  6. ^ "What is Oliver Bub's Nationality?". SportsKeeda. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.