Seymour Cromwell
Seymour "Sy" Legrand Cromwell II (born February 17, 1934 in New York City , † May 2, 1977 in Cambridge , Massachusetts ) was an American rower .
Cromwell was the best American sculler for years , winning seven national championships in singles and more in doubles . In 1962 he won the bronze medal at the World Championships behind Vyacheslav Ivanov from the Soviet Union and the British Stuart MacKenzie . In 1963 he won the Pan American Games in one. In his only Olympic participation in Tokyo in 1964 , he competed with James Storm in a double scull and won the silver medal behind the Soviet double scull with Oleg Tyurin and Boris Dubrowski . In the same year Cromwell also won the Diamond Sculls at the Henley Royal Regatta . Two years later, Seymour and Storm won the silver medal at the 1966 World Championships behind the Swiss Melchior Bürgin and Martin Studach . Cromwell remained an active rower until shortly before his death, in the 1976 Olympic qualification he was third. In addition to his rowing career, he was also active as a mountaineer and sailor.
Cromwell graduated from Princeton in 1956 and later studied at MIT and Harvard . After a short career as a shipbuilder, he switched to teaching. He died of pancreatic cancer in 1977.
literature
- Volker Kluge : Summer Olympic Games. The Chronicle II. London 1948 - Tokyo 1964. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-328-00740-7 .
Web links
- Seymour Cromwell in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cromwell, Seymour |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cromwell II, Seymour Legrand (full name); Cromwell, Sy (short name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American rower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 17, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 2, 1977 |
| Place of death | Cambridge, Massachusetts |