Stanley Cwiklinski

Stanley Cwiklinski

Cwiklinski at the 1964 European Championships [1]
Personal information
Born	(1943-07-25) July 25, 1943 (age 82) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. [2]
Height	189 cm (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	Fairmount Rowing Association Vesper Boat Club [2]
Medal record Representing the   United States Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo Eight European Rowing Championships 1965 Duisburg Eight

Stanley Francis "Stan" Cwiklinski (pronounced "quick-LIN-skee", ^[3] born July 25, 1943) is an American former rower. Competing in the eights he won an Olympic gold medal in 1964 and a bronze at the 1965 European Championship. ^[4]

Cwiklinski took up rowing at La Salle University, where he was teammates with Hugh Foley, and studied zoology. In 1963, he joined the Vesper Boat Club. ^[2] He was a career naval officer specializing in marine salvage.

References

1. Spero of U.S. Gains in European Rowing. New York Times (August 7, 1964)
2. Stan Cwiklinski. sports-reference.com
3. Stowe, 55
4. Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter). sport-komplett.de

Cited sources

• William A Stowe (2005). All Together. iUniverse. ISBN   978-0-595-34388-1.