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David Turner (rower)

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Name
  
David Turner


Role
  
Olympic athlete

Died
  
June 26, 2015, Jacksonville, Florida, United States

David Lindsay "Dave" Turner (September 23, 1923 – June 26, 2015) was an American competition rower and Olympic champion, naval aviator in World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War and later hurricane hunter for the US Navy and NOAA. Born in Oakland, California, he won a gold medal in coxed eights at the 1948 Summer Olympics, as a member of the American team. His brother Ian was on the same Olympic team.

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