Jim Gardiner (rower)
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| Full name | James Arthur Gardiner | ||||||||||||
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October 25, 1930 (age 85) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||||
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James Arthur "Jim" Gardiner (born October 25, 1930) is an American rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was born in Detroit, Michigan.
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia he and his partner Pat Costello won the silver medal in the double sculls event. Gardiner also won a gold medal at the 1955 Pan American Games. He was inducted into the National Rowing Hall of Fame in 1971. He attended Wayne State University in Detroit and was inducted into the Wayne State Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982. Gardiner rowed out of the Detroit Boat Club. In 1956 the Detroit Boat Club placed 7 oarsman on the US Olympic Rowing team, the 7 oarsman are known as the "DBC Seven." From 1953-1959, Gardiner earned eight U.S. Rowing Championships and 15 Canadian Henley and North American Championships. In 1957 Gardiner took fourth place in the European Rowing Championships in Duisburg Germany. In 1968 Gardiner was named the manager of the U.S. Olympic Rowing Team.
United States at the 1956 Summer Olympics
References
- "Jim Gardiner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.