Thomas Nisbit "Tom" Kiefer (born February 25, 1958) is a former

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competitive rower and Olympic silver medalist.

Career

After graduating from the

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in 1976 Thomas Kiefer kicked off his Northeastern campaign in style, stepping right into the stroke seat of the freshman boat and rowing it to its only Eastern Sprints Title. As a sophomore, he raced in the varsity eight and remained there for three years. During his career, the Huskies won 10- regular season regattas while losing only four. As a senior, Northeastern was among the best in the nation, finishing third in both Eastern Sprints and IRA's. Kiefer was inducted into the Northeastern Varsity Club Hall of Fame in 1997. At the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...

, Kiefer finished in 2nd place in the men's coxed fours competition with Edward Ives, Michael Bach, Gregory Springer, and

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. Kiefer won 3 bronze medals at the

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during his career in the US men’s 8s. In doing so he was the first American rower to win 3 medals in the men’s 8 at the World Rowing Championship. Kiefer was inducted into the National Rowing Hall of Fame at the 2023

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on October 21, alongside his teammates, Gregory T. Springer, Michael R. Bach, Edward A. Ives, John S. Stillings, and coach, Dietrich Ros.

Personal

Kiefer grew up in

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, where he participated in the Salisbury Winter Sports Association as a cross country skier. He attended Salisbury school and furthered his education at

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. Kiefer has four kids: three girls (Madison, Ellery, and Oralye) and one boy (Emerson).

References

1958 births Living people Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in rowing American male rowers Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for the United States 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub