Robert Morey (rower)
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American rower (1936–2019)
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| Born | August 23, 1936 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died | January 18, 2019(2019年01月18日) (aged 82)[1] | ||||||||||||
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Robert Willis "Jack" Morey Jr. (August 23, 1936 – January 18, 2019) was an American competition rower and Olympic champion. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio.[2] He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where he received a gold medal in the men's eight with the American team.[3] He graduated from Yale University in 1958 and was a member of Skull and Bones. He served in the United States Navy aboard the icebreaker USS Atka as a lieutenant jg.[4] and would later earn an MBA from Harvard Business School.[1]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b Robert Morey's obituary
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jack Morey". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 28, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2015. "Robert Willis 'Jack' Morey Jr."
- ^ "1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Rowing" Archived 2007年12月08日 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on May 15, 2008)
- ^ "Miss Frances A. Ritter Engaged to Lieutenant". New York Times . June 5, 1960. p. 105.
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