Calvin Coffey
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| Full name | Calvin Thomas Coffey | ||||||||||||||
| Born | January 27, 1951 (age 73) Norwich, Connecticut, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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Calvin Thomas Coffey (born January 27, 1951) is an American rower who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. He was born in Norwich, Connecticut. In 1976, he and his partner Mike Staines won the silver medal in the coxless pairs event.[1]
More recently, Calvin Coffey survived a life-threatening car crash.[citation needed]
Calvin Coffey was the maker of CTC racing shells, and pioneered the use of composite materials in rowing equipment.
References[edit]
- ^ Wallechinsky, David (2012). The Book of Olympic Lists. p. 15. ISBN 978-1845137731.
External links[edit]
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Calvin Coffey". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
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