Christian Tabash
American rower (born 1999)
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Christian Tabash (born May 14, 1999) is an American rower. He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2]
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| Born | May 14, 1999[1] Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Harvard University | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Paris 2024 M8+ | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early and personal life
Tabash was born in Alexandria, Virginia to parents Katia and Peter Tabash.[3] Tabash is Palestinian American.[4] He attended Gonzaga College High School and Harvard University, where he graduated with a degree in government. In 2018, he worked as a research assistant to Noura Erakat.[5] He is fluent in French and Haitian Créole.[6]
Career
He won the silver medal in the eight at the 2017 World Rowing Junior Championships and bronze in the four with coxswain at the 2021 World Rowing U23 Championships.[7]
While taking graduate courses at University of California, Berkeley, Tabash was a member of the university's rowing team.[3]
He won the eight at the 2024 World Rowing Final Olympic & Paralympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne.[8]
Tabash represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the men's eight, with a time of 5:25.28.[9][10]
At the 2025 World Rowing Championships in Shanghai, he was part of the United States team that won bronze medal in the men's eight.[11]