Laurence Stoddard

Laurence Ralph "Chick" Stoddard (born December 22, 1903 in New York City , † January 26, 1997 in Bridgeport , Connecticut ) was an American rower .

The 1.67 m tall Stoddard was a university pick at Yale University in both swimming and rowing. In 1924 he was the helmsman of the Yale eight, which started for the United States at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris. In the second run, the crew won ahead of the boats from Canada and the Netherlands. In the final, the British and the Italians competed as preliminary winners alongside the Americans, and the Canadians came as winners of the repechage. At the finish of the finals, the Americans had a lead of over 15 seconds over the Canadians, as in the preliminary run, the Italians received the bronze medal.

After graduating, Stoddard worked for the West India Shipping Company.

Web links

Laurence Stoddard in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

literature

Wolf Reinhardt, Ralph Schlueter: The Games of the VIII Olympiad in 1924 in Paris and the I. Winter Olympics in Chamonix . Agon Sportverlag, Kassel 2016 ISBN 978-3-89784-408-7 pp. 302–305

personal data
SURNAME	Stoddard, Laurence
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Stoddard, Laurence Ralph (full name); Stoddard, Chick (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American rower
DATE OF BIRTH	December 22, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH	New York City
DATE OF DEATH	January 26, 1997
Place of death	Bridgeport , Connecticut