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