Peter M. "Pete" Cipollone (born February 5, 1971) is 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 ...

of the 2004 Olympic gold medal-winning U.S. men's eight rowing team. He is a native of

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, and attended

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in Philadelphia and the

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. Cipollone won World Championships. in the heavyweight men's eight in 1997, 1998, and 1999.

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What Makes a Good Coxswain? An Interview with Pete Cipollone — Coxing Magazine
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