Stanley Cwiklinski

Stanley Cwiklinski
Cwiklinski at the 1964 European Championships
Personal information
Born (1943-07-25) July 25, 1943 (age 83)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubFairmount Rowing Association
Vesper Boat Club
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1964 TokyoEight
European Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place1965 DuisburgEight

Stanley Francis "Stan" Cwiklinski (pronounced "quick-LIN-skee", born July 25, 1943) is an American former rower. Competing in the eights he won an Olympic gold medal in 1964 and a bronze at the 1965 European Championship.

Cwiklinski took up rowing at La Salle University, where he was teammates with Hugh Foley, and studied zoology. In 1963, he joined the Vesper Boat Club. He was a career naval officer specializing in marine salvage.

References

  1. ↑ Spero of U.S. Gains in European Rowing. New York Times (August 7, 1964)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Stan Cwiklinski". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
  3. ↑ Stowe, 55
  4. ↑ Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter). sport-komplett.de

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