Ted Patton

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Edward "Ted" Bickford Patton (born February 18, 1966 in New York City ) is a former rower who was 1987 world champion with the eighth .

Career

The 6-foot-tall Patton rowed at Brown University and quickly made it to the United States national team. In 1987, the US eight started at the World Championships in Nottingham with the cast Michael Teti , Jon Smith , Ted Patton, Michael Still , Peter Nordell , Jeffrey McLaughlin , Douglas Burden , John Pescatore and helmsman Seth Bauer . The US eight won the final three seconds ahead of the boat from the GDR, behind which the Italians received bronze. The boat from the Federal Republic of Germany took sixth place. In the following year, the Germany eight won the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul with almost two seconds ahead of the boat from the Soviet Union. The US eight won the bronze medal, 25 hundredths of a second behind the boat from the USSR, with only John Rusher joining Michael Still compared to the previous year .

After graduating, Patton moved to Northwestern University , where he did his MBA . He then worked for various software companies and was involved in various mergers under the leadership of Goldman Sachs . He later started his own company, Hastings Equity Partners, as a financial services company. In the non-profit sector, he founded Caring from a Distance .

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personal data
SURNAME Patton, Ted
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Patton, Edward Bickford (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American rower
DATE OF BIRTH 18th February 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City