William Stowe (rower)
Appearance
![]() Stowe at the 1964 European Championships[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.[2] | March 23, 1940|||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | February 8, 2016 | (aged 75)|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Vesper Boat Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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William Arthur "Bill" Stowe (March 23, 1940 – February 8, 2016) was an American rowing
stroke. He won gold medals at the 1964 Olympics and 1967 Pan American Games,[2][3][4] and a bronze medal at the 1965 European championships.[5]
Early life
Stowe was born in
Saigon. He returned from Vietnam as a lieutenant, and was stationed in Philadelphia, where he joined the Vesper Boat Club.[6]
Later life
Stowe was the crew coach of
U.S. Coast Guard Academy to start the rowing program there. He was also the "color" commentator for ABC during the 1968 and 1972 Olympic Games.[6] Stowe wrote of his eight's experience in the 1964 Summer Olympics in the book All Together (2005).[3][7] In his final years, Stowe lived at the Olympic Village of Lake Placid, New York.[3][8] In 2011 he received the Jack Kelly Award.[6]
References
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- ^ Spero of U.S. Gains in European Rowing. New York Times (August 7, 1964)
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bill Stowe". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2008.
- ^ a b c Ed Moran (2016). "An Olympic Champion and Gentleman of Rowing. William Arthur Stowe — 1940–2016," USRowing News, February 10. Retrieved February 17.
- ^ William N. Wallace (1964). [No title], New York Times, July 12. Retrieved February 17.
- ^ Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter). sport-komplett.de
- ^ a b c Bill Stowe – American Olympic Rowing Champion Dies. heartheboatsing.com (February 11, 2016)
- ISBN 0-595-34388-0
- ^ William A. Stowe (2005). All Together: The Formidable Journey to Gold with the 1964 Olympic Crew. Back cover.
External links
- William Stowe at World Rowing
- William Stowe at Olympics.com
- William Stowe at Olympedia