Chris Kerber
American rower (born 1968)
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Christopher Kerber (born July 23, 1968) is an American lightweight rower. At Temple University, he won four medals at the Dad Vail Regatta before setting his sights on a competitive career that would span a decade. Chris was a member of Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity. In 2020, Kerber was inducted into the Temple Athletics Hall of Fame.
Mount Laurel, New Jersey, U.S.
| Current position | |
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| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Hobart College |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 23, 1968 Mount Laurel, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2023–present | Hobart College |
| 2009–2022 | Cornell University |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's rowing | ||
Representing  United States | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 1993 Račice | Lwt men's four |
| 1999 St. Catharines | Lwt men's eight |
| Pan American Games | ||
| 1995 Mar del Plata | Lwt coxless pair |
He won a gold medal at the 1993 World Rowing Championships in Račice with the lightweight men's four.[1] Kerber is currently the Head Coach of Men's Rowing at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Prior to Hobart, Kerber coached in numerous programs, including Cornell Lightweights and LaSalle College High School in Philadelphia. Kerber's Cornell lightweight varsity eights won the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) national championship in 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2019. His teams won the Jope Cup in 2014 and 2015.[2]
In 2014, Kerber's Cornell crew were Temple Challenge Cup semi-finalists at Henley Royal Regatta, falling to the eventual champions Oxford Brookes University.[3] In 2015, Kerber's varsity crew returned to Henley, again reaching the semi-final of the Temple Challenge Cup, where they fell to the eventual champions A.S.R. Nereus.[4]
