Joseph Amlong

Joseph Amlong
Personal information
Full name Joseph Brian Amlong
Born December 17, 1936 (1936-12-17) (age 79)
Haines, Alaska, U.S.

Joseph Brian "Joe" Amlong (born December 17, 1936 in Haines, Alaska) is an American competition rower and Olympic champion, and later a military officer. His brother Thomas Amlong was also a rower and Olympic champion. He now has 3 daughters. Aidan Shaheen is one of his grandchildren along with Alexa and Austen Shaheen.

Amlong won a gold medal in coxed eights at the 1964 Summer Olympics, as a member of the American team.[1]

References

  1. "Joe Amlong". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2008.


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