Frank Greer

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Frank Greer
Personal information
Full nameFrank Bartholomew Greer
BornFebruary 26, 1879
East Boston, Massachusetts, USA
DiedMay 7, 1943(1943-05-07) (aged 64)
Winthrop, Massachusetts, USA
Medal record
Men's Rowing
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1904 St. Louis Single sculls

Frank Bartholomew Greer (February 26, 1879 – May 7, 1943) was an American rower who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Rowing career

A native of East Boston, Greer was a member of the East Boston Amateur Athletic Boat Club. On July 30, 1904, he won an Olympic gold medal in the single sculls competition with a time of 10:08.5 at the age of 25. The final was held at Creve Coeur Lake in Maryland Heights, Missouri, where he beat out James Juvenal (silver) and Constance Titus (bronze).

After rowing

After his retirement, Greer coached at the Detroit Athletic Club and later in life became a sheriff at the Charles Street Jail in Boston.[1]

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