George Hunt (rower)
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Representing the  United States
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1936 Berlin | Men's eight |
George Elwood Hunt Jr. (August 1, 1916 – September 3, 1999) was an American rower, an Olympic gold medallist at Berlin 1936.[1]
Hunt 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 six seat of the American boat in the men's eight competition.[3]
An engineering graduate, Hunt served as a Seabee in the South-Pacific theatre of WWII.[2] He founded construction firms in Seattle and consulted on The Burien Library and Seattle University's Lemieux Library. He worked in the Port of Seattle's engineering department before retiring in 1980.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Beers, Carole (September 4, 1999). "George Hunt, Engineer Who Won Olympic Gold Medal With UW". The Seattle Times.
- ^ a b 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.
External links[]
 Olympic champions – Men's eight | |
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See also: 1972 New Zealand eight · 1984 Canadian men's eight |
Categories:
- 1916 births
- 1999 deaths
- Rowers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in rowing
- American male rowers
- Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics