The Penn alumnus most likely to win a rowing gold medal never rowed for the Quakers. And as a nod to the University's diversity, he won't be rowing for the United States, either.

Andrew Byrnes, who earned his Masters of Science from Penn in 2006, will be rowing for Canada in the heavyweight men's eight event in Beijing.

His Canadian team will be the heavy favorites to win the gold medal. Despite turning in a disappointing fifth-place finish in Athens, Canada is undefeated this year and won the gold at last year's World Championships in Germany.

He will be joined on the Canadian boat by two other former Ivy Leaguers, Malcolm Howard and Dominic Seiterle, formerly of Harvard and Dartmouth, respectively.

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