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Frederick Sheffield

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Frederick Sheffield
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1924 Paris Eight
Sheffield with the Yale Eight

Frederick Sheffield (February 26, 1902 – May 8, 1971) was an American rower who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Argenteuil/Paris, France.[1] Sheffield was born in New York City to James Rockwell Sheffield, US Ambassador to Mexico 1924-1927 and Edith Tod. Sheffield prepared at Groton School, graduating in 1920.[2] He attended Yale University where he played freshman football and rowed varsity crew, graduating in 1924.[1][2]

In 1924, he was part of the American Eights boat, which won the Olympic gold medal.[1] Sheffield graduated from Yale Law School in 1927 and practiced corporate law in New York City. He served as assistant U.S. Commissioner to the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair and as board chairman of the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1966 until his death.[2] Sheffield died of a heart attack in Wilton, Connecticut (USA).[1]

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  1. ^ a b c d "Olympedia – Fred Sheffield". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "TimesMachine: Monday May 10, 1971 - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
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