Gordon Giovanelli

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Award ceremony 1948: (from left to right) Morgan, Westlund, Martin, Will, Giovanelli

Gordon "Gordy" Stephen Giovanelli (born April 11, 1925 in Everett , Washington ) is a former American rower.

The Washington Huskies , Sports Team of the University of Washington , with coach Al Ulbrickson had at the Olympic Games in 1936 the victorious roller set. In 1948, the eighth Huskies lost to the Berkeley boat at the US student championships. For the Olympic Games in London in 1948 , however, the four-man with the helmsman of the huskies with Warren Westlund , Robert Martin , Robert Will , Gordon Giovanelli and helmsman Allen Morgan qualified . The crew won both in the preliminary run, in the intermediate run and in the semi-finals by a clear margin. In the final, the Americans won with three seconds ahead of Switzerland, bronze went to the Danish boat.

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SURNAME Giovanelli, Gordon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Giovanelli, Gordon Stephen (full name); Giovanelli, Gordy (short name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American rower
DATE OF BIRTH April 11, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Everett (Washington)