Dan Beery

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Dan Beery
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Beery
BornJanuary 4, 1975 (1975-01-04) (age 48)
Oaktown, Indiana, U.S.
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Athens Eight
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Milano Coxed pair
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Kaizu Eight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Munich Coxed four
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Seville Coxed pair
World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Lucerne Four
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Rio de Janeiro Eight
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Rio de Janeiro Coxless pairs

Daniel Beery (born January 4, 1975) is an American competition rower, Olympic champion, world champion and world cup gold medalist.

Beery won a gold medal in Men's Eights at the 2004 Summer Olympics, as a member of the American team. [1] The time 5:19.85 was a new world record. Beery is a member of the New York Athletic Club's Hall of Fame. He retired from rowing in 2008. Prior to his start in rowing at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga, Beery played collegiate basketball.

After proposing via text message, he married American Olympic rower Jennifer Goldsack on January 17, 2009 - they first met at the US Rowing Training Center in Princeton, but they first became properly acquainted at the 2007 world championships in Munich. [2] Dan is now remarried to Sabrina Iffland and they have 2 children together.

He now works as a sports insurance broker in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [3]


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References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dan Beery". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2008.
  2. ↑ Sipher, Devan. "Jennifer Goldsack and Daniel Beery". The New York Times. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Vows: Jennifer Goldsack and Dan Beery". The New York Times. February 8, 2009.


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