Edward Francis Jennings (April 9, 1898 – February 9, 1975) was an American rowing

coxswain The coxswain ( or ) is the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering. The etymology of the word gives a literal meaning of "boat servant" since it comes from ''cock'', referring to the wiktionary:cockboat, cockboat, a ...

who competed in the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al ...

and in the

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held du ...

. He was born in

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and died in

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, California. In 1924 he was the cox of the American boat, which won the bronze medal in the coxed pairs. Eight years later he won the gold medal as cox of the American boat in the same event.

References

External links

Edward Jennings at databaseOlympics.com
1898 births 1975 deaths American coxswains (rowing) Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in rowing Olympic gold medalists for the United States in rowing Rowers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1932 Summer Olympics American male rowers Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub