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John Hartigan (rowing)

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John Hartigan
Personal information
Birth nameJohn DeStefani Hartigan
Born(1940-02-28)February 28, 1940
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
DiedJune 1, 2020(2020-06-01) (aged 80)[1]
Height157 cm (5 ft 2 in)[2]
Weight52 kg (115 lb)[2]
Sport
SportRowing
ClubVesper Boat Club
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  United States
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1974 Lucerne Lwt eight
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas Coxed four
Bronze medal – third place 1979 San Juan Coxed four

John DeStefani Hartigan (February 28, 1940 – June 1, 2020) was an American coxswain who twice competed at Olympic Games.

Hartigan was born in 1940 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.[2] He had spina bifida.[1] He was a coxswain for the University of Pennsylvania, and he graduated from there in 1963. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, he coxed the men's four and they came fifth.[2] He won a gold medal at the 1974 World Rowing Championships in Lucerne with the lightweight men's eight.[3] At the 1979 Pan American Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he won a bronze medal with the coxed four. At the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela, he won gold with the coxed four.[2] He last competed at international level with the lightweight men's eight at the 1986 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, England, where they came sixth.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Cook, Bonnie L. (June 5, 2020). "John Hartigan, coxswain who faced down spina bifida to become a world-class athlete, dies at 80". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Hartigan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "John Hartigan". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved December 1, 2017.


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