Ben Canham
Benjamin Canham (born 28 June 1997) is an Australian representative rower. He was an U23 world champion in 2019 and has also represented at senior World Championships. He won a bronze medal at the 2022 World Championships.
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| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||
| Born | 28 June 1997 | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||
| Club | Mercantile Rowing Club | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Club and state rowing
Canham was educated at Brighton Grammar School in Melbourne where he took up rowing. His Australian senior club rowing has been from the Mercantile Rowing Club in Melbourne. [1]
He first made state selection for Victoria in the 2017 men's youth eight which contested the Noel Wilkinson Trophy at the Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships. [2] In 2021 he moved into the Victorian senior men's eight which contested and won the King's Cup at the Interstate Regatta.[3] Canham also raced in the 2022 and 2023 Victorian King's Cup eights. [4]
International representative rowing
Canham made his Australian representative debut in a coxed four at the 2019 U23 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota Florida. That crew led their final from start to finish and were crowned as world champions. [5] [6] Canham was selected in the Australian team for the 2022 international season and the 2022 World Rowing Championships. [7] He rowed in the three seat of the Australian men's eight to silver medal placings at both of the World Rowing Cups in 2022. At the 2022 World Rowing Championships at Racize, Canham rowed in the four seat of the eight.[5] The crew won through their repechage to make the A final where they raced to a third place and a World Championship bronze medal. [5]
In March 2023 Canham was again selected in the Australian senior men's sweep-oar squad for the 2023 international season.[8]