.jpg) Winklevoss in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 21, 1981 Southampton, New York |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (BA) Christ Church, Oxford (MBA) |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Relative | Cameron Winklevoss (brother) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Rowing |
| College team | Harvard College Oxford University |
| Team | United States Olympic Team |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 6th place, Beijing Olympics |
Medal record | |
Tyler Howard Winklevoss (born August 21, 1981) is an American investor, founder of Winklevoss Capital Management and Gemini cryptocurrency exchange, and former Olympic rower. Winklevoss co-founded HarvardConnection (later renamed ConnectU) along with his brother Cameron Winklevoss and a Harvard classmate of theirs, Divya Narendra. In 2004, the Winklevoss brothers sued Mark Zuckerberg, claiming he stole their ConnectU idea to create the social networking service site Facebook. As a rower, Winklevoss competed in the men's pair rowing event at the 2008 Summer Olympics with his identical twin brother and rowing partner, Cameron.