Edward Stevens (September 15, 1932 – June 9, 2013)Edward Stevens' obituary
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rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is di ...

and Olympic champion. Stevens won a gold medal in the men's eight at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

, as stroke of the US Naval Academy team, which rowed for the United States Olympic team in 1952.Profile: Ed Stevens
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1932 births 2013 deaths American male rowers Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in rowing Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics {{US-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub