Gordon Adam (rower)
American rower
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Gordon Belgum Adam (May 26, 1915 – March 27, 1992) was an American rower , born in Seattle , an Olympic gold medallist at Berlin 1936 . [1]
Raised on a dairy farm in Everson, Washington , Adam took up rowing at the University of Washington . He rowed in UW senior varsity eights which won US national Intercollegiate Rowing Association titles in 1936 and 1937. [2] At the 1936 Summer Olympics , he won the gold medal rowing in the three seat of the American boat in the men's eight competition . [3]
A mechanical engineering graduate, Adam had a thirty-eight year career working for Boeing . [2]
He died in Laguna Hills, California at age 76. [4]
References
- ↑ Nalder, Eric (March 29, 1992). "Gordon Adam, 76, Rowed For UW Gold-Medal Crew In '36" . The Seattle Times .
- 1 2 Brown, Daniel James (2013). The Boys In The Boat , Viking / Penguin Group, New York. ISBN 978-0-670-02581-7 .
- ↑ Lange, Greg (1999-01-15). "HistoryLink: Rowing crew of the University of Washington wins the Olympic Gold Medal on August 14, 1936" . HistoryLink.org . Retrieved 2009-07-25 .
- ↑ "Gordy Adam" . olympedia.org . OlyMADMen . Retrieved 11 July 2022 .
External links
- Gordon Adam at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
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