Edward Stevens (rower)

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Edward Stevens rowing
Full name Edward Glenister "Ed" Stevens, Jr.
nation United StatesUnited States United States
birthday September 15, 1932
place of birth St. Louis ,  United StatesUnited StatesUnited States 
date of death June 9, 2013
Place of death Tucson ,  United StatesUnited StatesUnited States 
Career
discipline Eighth
Medal table
Olympic games 1 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
Olympic rings Olympic games
gold 1952 Helsinki Eighth
 

Edward Glenister "Ed" Stevens, Jr. (born September 15, 1932 in St. Louis , Missouri , United States , † June 9, 2013 in Tucson , Arizona , United States) was an American rower and Olympic champion .

Life

Edward Stevens won the gold medal in rowing ( eighth ) with the US team as a 20-year-old at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki . After graduating, he was a naval officer and holds a degree in nuclear engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . He died in 2013 at the age of 80.

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personal data
SURNAME Stevens, Edward
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Purchase, Edward Glenister, Jr. (full name); Purchase, Ed (short name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American rower and naval officer
DATE OF BIRTH September 15, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Louis , Missouri , United States
DATE OF DEATH June 9, 2013
Place of death Tucson , Arizona , United States