Pat Turner (rower)
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Representing  Canada
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1984 Los Angeles | Eight |
Patrick "Pat" Turner (born March 24, 1961, in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian rower, who was a member of the Canadian men's eights team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. The rowing team was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 1985,[1] and the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 2003.[2]
Personal life
[edit]After the Olympics, Turner worked as an emergency doctor at the University Hospital of Northern British Columbia before moving to Prince George, British Columbia in 2003.[3]
Turner's older brother Tim is also an Olympian. He competed in the coxless fours event during the 1984 Olympics.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "1984 Canadian Olympic Eights (M)". bcsportshalloffame.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame announces inductees". cbc.ca. February 12, 2003. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ a b Clarke, Ted (June 24, 2016). "Turners tackle Yukon River Quest". The Prince George Citizen. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
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