Zachary Burns

Zachary Burns
Personal information
National team  United States
Born (1996-12-25) December 25, 1996
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 150 lb (68 kg)
Sport
Sport rowing
College team University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Club Community Rowing Inc.
Medal record
Legs, Trunk, & Arms Mixed Four
Representing the  United States
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 0 1 0
World Championships 0 3 0
Head of the Charles Regatta 4 0 0
Royal Canadian Henley Regatta 1 0 0
Total 5 4 0
Paralympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroLegs, Trunk, & Arms Mixed Four
World Championships
2017 Sarasota PR3 Mixed Four
2015 Aiguebelette Legs, Trunk, & Arms Mixed Four
2014 Amsterdam Legs, Trunk, & Arms Mixed Four
Royal Canadian Henley Regatta
2015 St. Catharines Legs, Trunk, & Arms Mixed Four
U.S. Rowing Club & Elite National Championships
2017 Harsha Lake Legs, Trunk, & Arms Mixed Doubles
2017 Harsha Lake Legs, Trunk, & Arms Mixed Four
Head of the Charles Regatta
2017 Boston Legs, Trunk, & Arms Mixed Four
2016 Boston Mixed Eight
2016 Boston Legs, Trunk, & Arms Mixed Four
2015 Boston Legs, Trunk, & Arms Mixed Four

Zachary Burns (born December 25, 1996 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an American rower. He competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. Burns has won three silver medals from the World Rowing Championships and a silver medal from the 2016 Paralympic Games.[1][2] He is a Royal Canadian Henley Regatta champion, four-time Head of the Charles Regatta champion, and two-time U.S. national champion. He was a member of the Paralympic Great Eight at the 2016 Head of the Charles Regatta consisting of gold, silver, and bronze Rio Paralympic medalists from Great Britain, United States, and Canada.

Career

Senior career

2013–2014 season

Burns won a silver medal in the Legs, Trunk, & Arms Mixed 4+ at the 2014 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[3]

2014–2015 season

Burns won a silver medal in the Legs, Trunk, & Arms Mixed 4+ at the 2015 World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette, France.[4]

2015–2016 season

Burns won a silver medal in the Legs, Trunk, & Arms Mixed 4+ at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[5]

2016–2017 season

Burns won a silver medal in the PR3 Mixed 4+ at the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota, Florida.[6]

Senior

Year Event LTA Mixed 2x Men's 8+ PR3 Mixed 4+ Mixed 8+
2014World Championships2nd, silver medalist(s)
2015Head of the Charles Regatta1st, gold medalist(s)
World Championships2nd, silver medalist(s)
Royal Canadian Henley Regatta1st, gold medalist(s)
2016Head of the Charles Regatta1st, gold medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)
Paralympic Games2nd, silver medalist(s)
2017Head of the Charles Regatta1st, gold medalist(s)
World Championships2nd, silver medalist(s)
U.S. Rowing Club & Elite National Championships1st, gold medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ "Portrait of Patterson, 2016". Golden State Newspapers. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Zachary Burns". USRowing. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  3. ↑ http://www.usrowing.org/bio/zachary-burns/
  4. ↑ http://www.usrowing.org/bio/zachary-burns/
  5. ↑ http://www.usrowing.org/bio/zachary-burns/
  6. ↑ http://www.usrowing.org/bio/zachary-burns/


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