James Dunbar (rower), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

James Dunbar (rower)

American rower

Date of Birth: 11-Jul-1930

Place of Birth: Crawfordsville, Indiana, United States

Date of Death: 14-May-2018

Profession: rower

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About James Dunbar (rower)

  • James Ralph "Jim" Dunbar (July 17, 1930 – May 14, 2018) was an American competition rower and Olympic champion.
  • He was born in Crawfordsville, Indiana.
  • At the 1952 Summer Olympics, he and his teammates, all members of the U.S.
  • Naval Academy's Crew Team, captured the gold medal in the men's eight rowing competition (Coxed eights) for the U.S.
  • in Helsiknki, Finland. Following his Olympic win, Dunbar graduated from the United States Naval Academy and joined the U.S.
  • Air Force where he spent his career as a fighter pilot, retiring as a full colonel in 1982.
  • He flew an F-105 Thunderchief in combat in the Vietnam war, and received the Distinguished Flying Cross.
  • He has stayed connected to the sport of rowing by coaching high school rowing teams, including the J.E.B.
  • Stuart High School Crew Team in Fairfax County, Virginia.
  • He has also raised money for local rowing teams and was involved in choosing the site for rowing competition in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.

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