John Stack (rower)

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John Stack rowing
Full name John Charles Stack
nation United StatesUnited States United States
birthday March 22, 1924
place of birth Camden ,  United StatesUnited StatesUnited States 
date of death May 28, 1997
Place of death Lake Berryessa ,  United StatesUnited StatesUnited States 
Career
discipline Eighth
society California Golden Bears
Medal table
Olympic games 1 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
Olympic rings Olympic games
gold 1948 London Eighth
 

John Charles Stack (born March 22, 1924 in Camden , New Jersey , United States , † May 28, 1997 in Lake Berryessa , California , United States) was an American rower and Olympic champion .

Life

John Stack was a member of the California Golden Bears , the sports team at the University of California, Berkeley , and won the gold medal in rowing with the US team as a 24-year-old at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Melbourne ( eighth ). After college Stack was an engineer , specializing in X-ray - technology .

Web links

  • John Stack in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
  • John Stack on Olympic.org  - The Official website of the Olympic movement (English)
  • John Stack at Worldrowing.com ( FISA database )
personal data
SURNAME Stack, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stack, John Charles (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American rower
DATE OF BIRTH March 22, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Camden , New Jersey , United States
DATE OF DEATH May 28, 1997
Place of death Lake Berryessa , California , United States