American rower
This article is about the American rower. For the fictional character, see
Mikael Blomkvist .
Michael Blomquist (born August 14, 1981 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina ) is an American rower and a former World Champion.
Education
Blomquist was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard University . He then enrolled at St Peter's College, Oxford where he undertook a Master of Science degree in Nature, Society & Environmental Policy.[ 1]
The Boat Race
Whilst at Oxford University , Blomquist was a member of Oxford University Boat Club and took part in the Boat Race in 2005. Both universities had extremely strong intakes that year, with Cambridge boasting several world champions and the Oxford crew including Olympic silver-medallist Barney Williams . Oxford, with Mike in the six seat, won the epic contest by 2 lengths in a time of 16 minutes and 42 seconds.
International rowing career
Blomquist won his first senior international vest in 2001. He sat in the two-seat of the United States Coxed Four , which made the final of the World Championships in Lucerne , and again a year later in Seville . After a break from international rowing, he returned in 2005, becoming World Champion as part of the United States Eight, at the World Championships in Gifu . In 2006 Mike was in the Coxless Four , which finished fourth at the World Championships at Eton.
Achievements
World Championships
2006 Eton – 4th, Coxless Four (two)
2005 Gifu – Gold, Eight (four)
2002 Seville – 6th, Coxed Four (two)
2001 Lucerne – 6th, Coxed Four (two)
World Cups
2005 Eton – 9th, Coxless Pair (stroke)
References
1962 : Meyer , Plagemann , Aeffke , Behrens , Wallbrecht , von Groddeck , Ingo Kliefoth , Bernd Kruse , cox Ahrens )1966 : Meyer , Schreyer , Schwan , Luhn , Hertel , Henning , Ulbricht , Kuhn , cox Niehusen )1970 : Borchmann , Jobst , Zander , Gust , Martens , Ahrendt , Foppke , Puls , cox Zahn )1974 : Shealy , Stevenson , Cashin , Norelius , Everett , Vespoli , Mickelson , Brown , cox Weinberg )1975 : Arndt , Döhn , Wendisch , Ulrich , Klatt , Kostulski , Karnatz , Prudöhl , cox Ludwig )1977 : Sredzki , Lindner , Gottschalt , Kons , Lück , Frieberg , Karnatz , Gunkel , cox Jahncke )1978 : Schumann , Karnatz , Sredzki , Ebert , Ulrich , Jährling , Dühring , Höing , cox Kaiser )1979 : Schiller , Friedrich , Wenzel , Ulrich , Höing , Karnatz , Krauß , Rodewald , cox Ludwig )1981 : Gudauskas , Solomakhin , Krilov , Diduk , Narushaitis , Narmontas , Pinskus , Maystrenka , cox Nizhegorodov )1982 : O'Connell , Stanley , Stevenson , Keys , White-Parsons , White , Brook , Rodger , cox Hay )1983 : Stanley , Stevenson , Rodger , White-Parsons , White , Mabbott , Keys , Atherfold , cox Hay )1985 : Komarov , Diduk , Pinskus , But , Omelyanovich , Hurkovskiy , Voloshin , Vasilyev , cox Dmytrenko )1986 : Galloway , Batten , Cooper , McKay , Doyle , Tomkins , Popa , Evans , cox Caterson )1987 : Teti , Smith , Patton , Still , Nordell , McLaughlin , Burden , Pescatore , cox Bauer )1989 : Puttlitz , Keßlau , Steffes-Mies , Balster , Dietrich , Mauerwerk , Wessling , Baar , cox Klein )1990 : Baar , Balster , Dietrich , Korte , Richter , Steffes-Mies , Ungemach , Weyrauch , cox Klein )1991 : Steffes-Mies , Balster , Fischer , Streppelhoff , Hecht , Klapheck , Wessling , Baar , cox Klein )1993 : Baar , Hoeltzenbein , Lütkefels , Richter , Scholz , Steffes-Mies , Streppelhoff , von Ettingshausen , cox Thiede )1994 : Brown , Hall , Honebein , Kaehler , Klepacki , Koven , McKibbon , Smith , cox Segaloff )1995 : Baar , Forster , Kirchhoff , Landvoigt , Lerche , Richter , Sator , Weber , cox Thiede )1997 : Ahrens , Bea , Henry , Kaehler , Miller , Richter , Wherley , Cummins , cox Cipollone )1998 : Ahrens , Collins , Kaehler , Klepacki , Miller , Volpenhein , Welsh , Wherley , cox Cipollone )1999 : Volpenhein , Kaehler , Collins , Welsh , Wherley , Klepacki , Miller , Ahrens , cox Cipollone )2001 : Măstăcan , Corbeanu , Nemțoc , Florariu , Cornea , Bănică , Pîrvan , Măstăcan , cox Gheorghe )2002 : Swick , Light , Rutledge , Hamilton , Stankevicius , Hoskins , Kreek , Powell , cox Price )2003 : Stankevicius , Light , Rutledge , Hamilton , Calder , Hoskins , Kreek , Powell , cox Price )2005 : Daniels , Deakin , Coppola , Beery , Inman , Volpenhein , Hoopman , McElhenney , cox Blomquist )2006 : Dießner , Schulte , Koltzk , Stüer , Tebrügge , Siemes , Engelmann , Heidicker , cox Thiede )2007 : Light , Rutledge , Byrnes , Wetzel , Howard , Seiterle , Kreek , Hamilton , cox Price )2009 : Käufer , Hauffe , Mennigen , Wilke , Schmidt , Adamski , Seifert , Schmidt , cox Sauer )2010 : Hauffe , Reinelt , Wilke , Mennigen , Schmidt , Müller , Seifert , Schmidt , cox Sauer )2011 : Hauffe , Kuffner , Johannesen , Reinelt , Schmidt , Müller , Mennigen , Wilke , cox Sauer )2013 : Ritchie , Ransley , Gregory , Reed , Sbihi , Triggs Hodge , Nash , Satch , cox Hill )2014 : Reilly-O'Donnell , Tarrant , Satch , Gotrel , Reed , Bennett , Ransley , Louloudis , cox Hill )2015 : Gotrel , Louloudis , Reed , Bennett , Sbihi , Gregory , Nash , Satch , cox Hill )2017 : Weißenfeld , Wimberger , Planer , Johannesen , Schneider , Jakschik , Schmidt , Ocik , cox Sauer )2018 : Weißenfeld , Wimberger , Planer , Johannesen , Schneider , Jakschik , Schmidt , Ocik , cox Sauer )2019 : Weißenfeld , Follert , Reinhardt , Johannesen , Schneider , Jakschik , Schmidt , Ocik , cox Sauer )2022 : Gibbs , Bolding , Bewicke-Copley , Carnegie , Elwes , Digby , Rudkin , Ford , cox Brightmore )2023 : Dawson , Bolding , Gibbs , Carnegie , Elwes , Digby , Rudkin , Ford , cox Brightmore )
