Robert Detweiler
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| Men's rowing | ||
Representing the  United States
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1952 Helsinki | Men's eight |
Robert Detweiler (20 July 1930 – 8 December 2003) was an American competition rower and Olympic champion, naval officer, and scientist of solid state physics. He won a gold medal in coxed eights at the 1952 Summer Olympics, as a member of the American team.[1]
After the Olympics, Detweiler became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Profile: Bob Detweiler sports.reference.com (Retrieved on 10 December 2008)
- ^ Deseret News Church Almanac, 2009 edition, p. 326
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