Justus Smith

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Justus Ketchum Smith (born March 28, 1922 in Spokane , † November 20, 2013 in York , Pennsylvania ) was an American rower.

Smith graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, and was a member of the rowing team on the university sports team, Golden Bears . At the 1948 Olympic Games , the eighth of the Golden Bears represented the United States in the line-up of Ian Turner , David Turner , James Hardy , George Ahlgren , Lloyd Butler , David Brown , Justus Smith, John Stack and helmsman Ralph Purchase . The US rowers won the preliminary, semi-finals and finals; in the final they had a lead of over ten seconds over the second-placed British.

After completing his studies in landscape architecture, Justus Smith worked as a consultant for regional planners.

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SURNAME Smith, Jupiter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Smith, Justus Ketchum
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American rower
DATE OF BIRTH March 28, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Spokane
DATE OF DEATH 20th November 2013
Place of death York , Pennsylvania