Robert Detweiler

American rower (1930–2003)
Robert Detweiler
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki Men's eight

Robert Detweiler (20 July 1930 – 8 December 2003) was an American competition rower and Olympic champion, naval officer, and scientist of solid state physics. He won a gold medal in coxed eights at the 1952 Summer Olympics, as a member of the American team.[1]

After the Olympics, Detweiler became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[2]

References

  1. ^ Profile: Bob Detweiler sports.reference.com (Retrieved on 10 December 2008)
  2. ^ Deseret News Church Almanac, 2009 edition, p. 326

External links

  • Robert Detweiler at World RowingEdit on Wikidata
  • Robert Detweiler at Olympics.comEdit on Wikidata
  • Robert Detweiler at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata
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Olympic champions – Men's eight
  • 1900:  Carr, DeBaecke, Exley, Geiger, Hedley, Juvenal, Lockwood, Marsh, Abell (USA)
  • 1952:  Shakespeare, Fields, Dunbar, Murphy, Detweiler, Proctor, Frye, Stevens, Manring (USA)


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