Paul Enquist

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Paul Enquist
Personal information
BornDecember 13, 1955 (1955-12-13) (age 68)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles Men's double sculls

Paul N. Enquist (born December 13, 1955, in Seattle, Washington) is an American competition rower and Olympic champion an Olympic Games gold medalist.

Enquist won a gold medal in double sculls at the 1984 Summer Olympics, together with Brad Alan Lewis. [1]

His rowing partner (Lewis) wrote a book about their success at the Olympic contest. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Paul Enquist". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2008.
  2. "Assault on Lake Casitas a book by Brad Alan Lewis". Archived from the original on December 26, 2008. Retrieved December 18, 2008.