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English-born American rower

David H. Wight
Personal information
Full nameDavid Henry Wight
NationalityAmerican
BornJuly 28, 1934 (1934-07-28)
London, Great Britain
DiedNovember 9, 2017(2017-11-09) (aged 83)
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne Eight

David Henry "Dave" Wight (July 28, 1934, in London – November 9, 2017), was an American competition rower and Olympic champion.

He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where he received a gold medal in eights with the American team.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dave Wight". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  2. "1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Rowing" Archived 2007-12-08 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on May 15, 2008)
Olympic champions – Men's eight


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