Rob Gibson is a 2012 Olympic silver medallist in rowing and a REALTOR® with RE/MAX RISE Executives in Kingston, Ontario.
There are a few people named Robert Gibson online. This one was born in Kingston in 1986, rowed for Canada at three Olympic Games, and now sells real estate in Kingston with RE/MAX RISE Executives.
Rob grew up in Kingston and rowed at the Kingston Rowing Club. In 2004 he and fellow Kingstonian Will Crothers won the Canadian high school championship in the men's pair.
At the University of Washington he had an undefeated season in the eight as a junior, winning the PAC-10 and Intercollegiate Rowing Association championships.
He raced at eight senior world championships for Canada and won three medals, including silver in the eight in 2009 and bronze in 2011.
"I failed more times than I succeeded."
At Rio in 2016, on the windiest day he ever raced, Rob's oar caught the water at full speed. Rowers call it catching a crab. He described it as "essentially like throwing an anchor out."
What kept him going through the hardest year was the crew: "I didn't want to let them down. I wanted to be there for them."
From Rob's interview on the FEiST podcast.
Rob coaching a crew at sunrise.
While living in The Bahamas, Rob founded and directed the Caribbean's first high school rowing program, at the Windsor School in Nassau. He also served on a condominium board in Nassau, where he saw property decisions from the owner's side.
Source: Rob's RE/MAX RISE biography.
Rob is a licensed REALTOR® (Salesperson) with RE/MAX RISE Executives on Fortune Crescent. He lives in Kingston's west end and works with buyers and sellers across the Kingston area.
A short call is enough to see whether working together makes sense. No pressure.
Book a call with Rob Call 613-770-6421