Mike Vespoli
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| Full name | Michael Louis Vespoli | ||||||||||||||
| Born | December 14, 1946 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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Michael Louis Vespoli (born December 14, 1946)[1] is a former American rower and rowing coach. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Vespoli USA, Inc., a boat manufacturer in New Haven, Connecticut, that makes shells for rowers. Vespoli was born in New Haven, Connecticut.[1]
Career
[edit]His career in rowing started in 1964 when he joined the Georgetown University crew as a walk-on. He went on to row on a team that placed in the 1972 Munich Olympics.[2] He later was a sculling coach for the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.[3]
Vespoli started his company with the help of his retired machinist father in 1980 in New Haven. His wife, Nancy Vespoli, who was on the women's crew at Dartmouth College and was a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic rowing crew, is also involved in the business.[4]
Coaching career
[edit]- 1968 to 1972, Saint Joseph's Preparatory School
- 1972 to 1974, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- 1974 to 1977, Wichita State University
- 1977 to 1980, Yale University
U.S. National Team
[edit]- 1979, Head Coach, U.S. Lightweight Men; Silver Medal
- 1980, Assistant Coach, U.S. Heavyweight Men Sculling Coach
Johnson coached Vespoli at Georgetown from 1967 to 1969. Johnson was the assistant coach and Vespoli an oarsman on the 1972 U.S. Olympic Crew. Johnson recommended Vespoli for the Wichita State University position, and Johnson hired Vespoli as Yale's Frosh Men's Coach in 1977. In 2000, Vespoli was honored with the Power Ten award.[5] Mike and Nancy Vespoli established the Vespoli Family Crew Scholarship at Georgetown University in 2003.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Michael Louis "Mike" Vespoli". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mike Vespoli Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ "Vespoli: History | Vespoli: World Class Racing Shells". Archived from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
- ^ Paul Glader (August 1, 2006). "Boat Manufacturer Struggles With Higher Raw Material Costs". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 18, 2007.
- ^ a b "Michael L. Vespoli (B'68)". Georgetown University (an interview on May 28, 2009). May 28, 2009. Archived from the original on September 2, 2011.
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- 1946 births
- Living people
- American male rowers
- Georgetown Hoyas rowers
- UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen rowing coaches
- Wichita State Shockers rowing coaches
- Yale Bulldogs rowing coaches
- World Rowing Championships medalists for the United States
- Congressional Gold Medal recipients
- Olympic rowers for the United States
- Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Rowers at the 1975 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in rowing
- Sportspeople from New Haven, Connecticut
- Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games
- 20th-century American sportsmen