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Edward Ferry
Personal information
Full nameEdward Payson Ferry
BornJune 18, 1941 (1941-06-18) (age 83)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Coxed pair

Edward Payson "Ed" Ferry (born June 18, 1941) is an American competition rower and Olympic champion.

Born in Seattle, Washington, Ferry won a gold medal in coxed pairs at the 1964 Summer Olympics with Conn Findlay.[1] They were first partnered in 1961, when Ferry was a 19-year-old sophomore at Stanford with only a year of rowing experience.[2]

He won a gold medal at the 1963 Pan American Games.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ed Ferry". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2008.
  2. ^ "Great Moments in Stanford Olympic History: Training Day" Archived October 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine GoStanford.com July 5, 2012