1. Cameron Howard Winklevoss was born on August 21,1981 and is an American cryptocurrency investor, former Olympic rower, and cofounder of Winklevoss Capital Management and Gemini cryptocurrency exchange.
22 Facts About Cameron Winklevoss
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Cameron Winklevoss competed in the men's pair rowing event at the 2008 Summer Olympics with his rowing partner and identical twin brother, Tyler Winklevoss.
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In 2004, the Cameron Winklevoss twins sued Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, claiming he stole their ConnectU idea to create the social networking site Facebook.
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Cameron Howard Winklevoss was born on August 21,1981, in Southampton, New York, and raised in Greenwich, Connecticut.
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Cameron Winklevoss is the son of Carol and Howard Winklevoss.
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Cameron Winklevoss went to the Greenwich Country Day School before attending the Brunswick School for high school.
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Cameron Winklevoss showed a fondness for the classics in high school, studying Latin and Ancient Greek.
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Cameron Winklevoss enrolled at Harvard University in 2000 for his undergraduate studies where he majored in economics, earning an AB degree and graduating in 2004.
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In 2009, Cameron Winklevoss entered the Said Business School at the University of Oxford where he obtained an MBA in 2010.
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Cameron Winklevoss was paid $400 for his work on the website code during the summer and fall of 2003, when he left the project.
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In 2008 Cameron Winklevoss co-founded the online site Guest of a Guest, a blog that focuses on parties and nightlife in New York City, Los Angeles, the Hamptons and Washington, DC, with Rachelle Hruska; she bought out his stake in 2012.
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In January 2022, Gemini began sponsoring Real Bedford FC, an English non-league football club owned by bitcoin podcaster Peter McCormack; in April 2024 the Cameron Winklevoss twins were announced as co-owners of the club following a major investment.
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Cameron Winklevoss began rowing at the age of 15, encouraged by family friends and the example of next-door neighbor Ethan Ayer who rowed at Harvard University and Cambridge University.
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Cameron Winklevoss began rowing at the Saugatuck Rowing Club on the Saugatuck River in 1997.
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Cameron Winklevoss rowed at Harvard University for four years under coach Harry Parker, while completing his undergraduate studies.
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Cameron Winklevoss helped his team defeat the Cambridge University Blue Boat in the semi-final before they fell to the Dutch Olympic eight boat team in the final by.
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In 2007, Cameron Winklevoss was named to the United States Pan American Team and competed at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Cameron Winklevoss won a silver medal in the men's coxless four event and a gold medal in the men's eight event on the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas.
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In 2008, Cameron Winklevoss was named to the United States Olympic Team and competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
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Cameron Winklevoss rowed with his brother in the men's coxless pair event that took place at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.
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In 2009, Cameron Winklevoss won a bronze medal at the Rowing World Cup in Lucerne, Switzerland, in the men's coxless four event.
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The Cameron Winklevoss twins are seen rowing in the 2012 Olympic Games against Marge Simpson's sisters Patty and Selma.