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Edward Jennings (rowing)

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Edward Jennings
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1932 Los Angeles Coxed pair
Bronze medal – third place 1924 Paris Coxed pair

Edward Francis Jennings (April 9, 1898 – February 9, 1975) was an American rowing coxswain who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was born in Pennsylvania and died in San Diego, California.[1] In 1924 he was the cox of the American boat, which won the bronze medal in the coxed pairs. Eight years later he won the gold medal as cox of the American boat in the same event.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Edward Jennings". Olympedia. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Edward Jennings". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
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