Lawrence ("Monk") Terry Jr. (born April 12, 1946) 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 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 ...

and in the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

, winning a silver medal in the 1972 men's eights event. He was born in

Concord, Massachusetts Concord () is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. In the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the town population was 18,491. The United States Census Bureau considers Concord part of Greater Boston. The town center is n ...

. His father, Lawrence Sr., was the headmaster of Concord's

Middlesex School Middlesex School (informally known as MX) is a Mixed-sex education, coeducational, Private school, independent, and Nonsectarian, non-sectarian boarding school, boarding secondary school located in Concord, Massachusetts, Concord, Middlesex Count ...

and a former rowing coach for the United States Olympic team. Terry graduated from Middlesex in 1964 and

Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...

in 1968. At Harvard, Terry rowed

stroke Stroke is a medical condition in which poor cerebral circulation, blood flow to a part of the brain causes cell death. There are two main types of stroke: brain ischemia, ischemic, due to lack of blood flow, and intracranial hemorrhage, hemor ...

for the varsity lightweight crew before moving to the junior varsity heavyweight crew in his senior year. The Harvard Varsity Club later called him the best stroke in Harvard lightweight crew history. In 1968 he was on the American boat which finished fifth in the coxless four event. Four years later he won the silver medal in the 1972 eight competition, rowing stroke as usual. That year, Harvard coach Harry Parker coached the national team, and six Harvard alumni (including the coxswain) were selected for the American eight. In 2012, the members of the 1972 silver-medalist eight were collectively inducted into the National Rowing Hall of Fame.

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* 1946 births Living people American male rowers Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in rowing Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Harvard Crimson rowers 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub