John Stack (22 March 1924 – 28 May 1997) was an American x-ray engineer,

competition 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 i ...

and Olympic champion, born in

Camden, New Jersey Camden is a city in and the county seat of Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Camden is part of the Delaware Valley metropolitan area and is located directly across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At the 20 ...

. He won a gold medal in ''coxed eights'' at the 1948 Summer Olympics with the American team.Profile: John Stack
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1924 births 1997 deaths Sportspeople from Camden, New Jersey American male rowers Rowers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in rowing Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics {{US-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub