Dara Alizadeh
Dara Alizadeh (born 27 August 1993 in Brookline, Massachusetts) is a Bermudian and American rower who represents Bermuda.[1]
His father is Iranian, and his mother is British-born Bermudian. The couple then met while studying at Tufts University in Massachusetts. Alizadeh began rowing at Belmont Hill School, and continued at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 2015 with an undergraduate degree in economics. He pursued a graduate degree in education at Hughes Hall, Cambridge, racing in the Cambridge Blue Boat in the 2018 and 2019 Oxford-Cambridge Boat Races, winning in both years and serving as Cambridge President in 2019.[2]
He represented Bermuda at 2020 Summer Games, in the men's single sculls.[3]
He was the flagbearer for Bermuda at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dara Alizadeh provides the perfect blend as Cambridge University Boat Club president". Cambridge Independent. 22 October 2018. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Penn's Dara Alizadeh". row2k.com. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "IslandStats.com – Bermuda Sports Online". www.islandstats.com.
- ^ "Dara Alizadeh Named Bermuda's Flag Bearer". 17 July 2021.
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