Rowland Wolfe
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| Full name | Merrill Rowland Wolfe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 8, 1914 Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gym | Dallas Athletic Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Western Reserve | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Merrill Rowland Wolfe (October 8, 1914 – January 14, 2010)Olympic champion. He competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles where he received a gold medal in tumbling.[2]
Life
Wolfe graduated from
Dallas, Texas
, in 1934. He was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 1989, the same year the Hall of Fame was created in celebration of the school's 60th Anniversary.
As a gymnast, Wolfe was a member of the Dallas Athletic Club.[3]
In 1938, Wolfe received a Bachelor of Arts in biology from Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University). During his time as a student there, he was a member of the Delta Upsilon fraternity, the swimming team, and the gymnastics team - serving as both captain and coach.[4]
Wolfe died on January 14, 2010, in Kerrville, Texas, aged 95.[1]
References
- ^ a b "M Rowland Wolfe Obituary - Kerrville, Texas - Tributes.com". www.tributes.com. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ^ "1932 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Gymnastics" Archived 2007-08-19 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on March 28, 2008)
- ^ "Ruling Costs U.S. 9 Stars". The Boston Globe. July 26, 1932. p. 17. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
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External links
- Rowland Wolfe at the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame
- Rowland Wolfe at Olympics.com
- Rowland Wolfe at Olympedia
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