Glen Mervyn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Glen Mervyn

Canadian rower

Date of Birth: 17-Feb-1937

Place of Birth: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Date of Death: 18-Mar-2000

Profession: rower

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Glen Mervyn

  • Glen Alexander Mervyn (February 17, 1937 – March 18, 2000) was a Canadian rower, Olympic medalist and Olympic coach.
  • He won Canada's only medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics and coached the Canadian National Rowing Team at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He was born in Vancouver.
  • Mervyn was a member of the UBC/VRC eights team that won the gold medal at the 1958 British Empire Games in Wales.
  • He was also with the eights team that competed at the Pan American Games in 1959.
  • At the 1960 Rome Olympics, he was the stroke (Captain) of the Canadian boat that won the silver medal in the eights event.
  • This was the only medal the Canadians won that year.
  • Glen coached the Canadian National team at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, where two of his rowers won a gold medal in the pairs event. He graduated from University of British Columbia and Harvard University.

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