Tom Paradiso

Tom Paradiso

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Paradiso
Born	(1979-12-07) December 7, 1979 Abington, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Pennsylvania, 2002
Years active	2001-2012
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	152 lb (69 kg)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	New York Athletic Club, College Boat Club
Medal record Men's Rowing Representing United States World Championships Gold medal – first place 2008 Ottensheim Lwt eight Silver medal – second place 2003 Milan Lwt eight Bronze medal – third place 2001 Lucerne Lwt eight Bronze medal – third place 2002 Seville Lwt eight

Thomas Paradiso (born December 7, 1979) is an American Olympian in lightweight rowing.

Rowing career

Tom began rowing at Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia in 1995 and was a member of the National Champion Youth 4x in 1998. Tom continued his education and rowing career as a member of the Heavyweight Mens Team at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 2002. Tom first competed at the World Championships in 2001 in Lucerne, Switzerland in the Lightweight 8+, winning a Bronze Medal. From 2001 to 2012, Tom competed at the World Championships eight times and made two Pan American Games Teams, competing as a lightweight and heavyweight, rowing port and starboard, in sweep rowing and as a sculler.

Olympics

2008 was a rowing career high-point for Tom when he won a gold medal at the July 2008 World Rowing Championships in Ottensheim with the lightweight men's eight. At the August 2008 Summer Olympics, he came eleventh with the lightweight coxless four.

External links

• Thomas Paradiso at World Rowing
• Thomas Paradiso at Olympics.com
• Tom Paradiso at Olympedia