John Hamann Nunn (born October 12, 1942) is an American

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

who competed in two Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol ...

with his partner

Bill Maher William MaherStated on ''Finding Your Roots'', January 12, 2016, PBS; on a series that lists "Jr." and "Sr." distinctions, Bill Maher's birth name was listed simply as William Maher, while his father was William Aloysius Maher Jr., and his pa ...

in the double sculls event. He went on to coach the 1976 Olympic U.S. rowing team in Montreal placing 5th. A graduate of

Cornell University Cornell University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university based in Ithaca, New York, United States. The university was co-founded by American philanthropist Ezra Cornell and historian and educator Andrew Dickson W ...

, Nunn was inducted into the

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hall of fame in 2008. He was born in

Terre Haute, Indiana Terre Haute ( ) is a city in Vigo County, Indiana, United States, and its county seat. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 58,389 and Terre Haute metropolitan area, its metropolitan area had a populati ...

. He lives in California and is married and has five children.

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* 1942 births Living people American male rowers Cornell Big Red rowers Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in rowing Sportspeople from Terre Haute, Indiana Rowers at the 1967 Pan American Games Rowers at the 1971 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in rowing Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in rowing 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub