David Wight (rower)

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David Wight rowing
Full name David Henry "Dave" Wight
nation United StatesUnited States United States
birthday July 28, 1934
place of birth London ,  United StatesUnited StatesUnited States 
date of death 9th November 2017
size 198 cm
Weight 79 kg
Career
discipline Eighth
Medal table
Olympic games 1 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
Olympic rings Olympic games
gold 1956 Melbourne Eighth
 

David Henry "Dave" Wight (born July 28, 1934 in London , Greater London , England , United Kingdom ; † November 9, 2017 ) was an American rower and Olympic champion .

Life

David Wight was born in London (United Kingdom) and won the gold medal in rowing ( eighth ) with the US team as a 22-year-old at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne . He graduated from Yale University in architecture and then worked as an architect . He died in 2017 at the age of 83.

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personal data
SURNAME Wight, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wight, David Henry (full name); Wight, Dave (short name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American rower and architect
DATE OF BIRTH July 28, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH London , Greater London , England , United Kingdom
DATE OF DEATH 9th November 2017