Pete Raymond

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Pete Raymond
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Full namePeter Harlow Raymond
BornJanuary 21, 1947 (1947-01-21) (age 77)
Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1972 Munich eight

Peter Harlow Raymond (born January 21, 1947) is a beekeeper, and an American former rower who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was born in Princeton, New Jersey and attended South Kent School and Princeton University. [1]

In 1968, he was stroke of the American boat which finished fifth in the coxless four event. [2] Four years later, he rowed #6 in the silver medal American eight in the 1972 eights competition. [2] From 1974–85 he served as editor of The U. S. Rowing Association's magazineThe Oarsman which became the Rowing U.S.A. He was First Violin with the C.R.A.S.H.-B Marching Chamber Orchestra 1982–86. He is a writer and English teacher at Noble and Greenough school. [2]

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References

  1. Fremon, Suzanne S. "State Has 13 on Olympic Team", The New York Times , August 13, 1972. Accessed November 22, 2017. "Peter Raymond, 25, of Princeton, a member of the Olympic eight‐oar crew, may be the New Jerseyan who is most likely to come home with a medal, perhaps even a gold medal.... Mr. Raymond has been rowing since his prep school days at South Kent School, and, as he said, "rowed all through Princeton," where he was stroke and captain of the varsity crew in his senior year. He was a member of the 1968 Olympic team, in the four without coxswain."
  2. 1 2 3 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pete Raymond". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.