Bruce Ibbetson

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Bruce Ibbetson
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BornJanuary 13, 1953 (1953-01-13) (age 70)
Hollywood, Los Angeles, U.S.
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles Eights

Bruce Bernard Ibbetson (born January 13, 1953 in Hollywood, Los Angeles) is a former American competitive rower and Olympic silver medalist.

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Education

Bruce is a 1975 graduate of the University of California, Irvine.

Olympics

Ibbetson qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was not able to compete due to the U.S. Olympic Committee's boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russia. He was one of 461 athletes to receive a Congressional Gold Medal many years later. [1] He was a member of the American men's eights team that won the silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. [2]

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References

  1. Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry. Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN   978-0942257403.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bruce Ibbetson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.