American rower (1926–1992)
Warren Westlund
Westlund (2nd left) 1948 medal ceremony
Birth name Warren DeHaven Westlund Born August 20, 1926 Died February 13, 1992 Alma mater University of Washington Sport Rowing Club University of Washington
Warren DeHaven Westlund (August 20, 1926 – February 13, 1992) was an American rower , an Olympic gold medallist at London 1948 .
Westlund graduated from Roosevelt High School and took up rowing at the University of Washington where he rowed varsity crews. In 1948 he was the strokeman of the American boat which won the gold medal in the coxed fours event.
Career and personal [ edit ] He was born in Olympia, Washington and died in Seattle aged 65. He was an automobile dealer running a Buick GMC dealership in Seattle and had been a past chairman of the Seattle Automobile Show. He was married 41 years to his wife Pauline.[ 1]
Standard 1900 – final A : Henri Bouckaert , Jean Cau , Émile Delchambre , Henri Hazebrouck , Charlot (cox) (FRA ) 1900 – final B : Gustav Goßler , Oscar Goßler , Walther Katzenstein , Waldemar Tietgens , Carl Goßler (cox) (GER ) 1912 : Albert Arnheiter , Hermann Wilker , Rudolf Fickeisen , Otto Fickeisen , Karl Leister (cox) (GER ) 1920 : Willy Brüderlin , Max Rudolf , Paul Rudolf , Hans Walter , Paul Staub (cox) (SUI ) 1924 : Émile Albrecht , Alfred Probst , Eugen Sigg , Hans Walter , Walter Loosli (cox), Émile Lachapelle (cox) (SUI ) 1928 : Valerio Perentin , Giliante D'Este , Nicolò Vittori , Giovanni Delise , Renato Petronio (cox) (ITA ) 1932 : Hans Eller , Horst Hoeck , Walter Meyer , Joachim Spremberg , Carlheinz Neumann (cox) (GER ) 1936 : Hans Maier , Walter Volle , Ernst Gaber , Paul Söllner , Fritz Bauer (cox) (GER ) 1948 : Warren Westlund , Bob Martin , Bob Will , Gordy Giovanelli , Allen Morgan (cox) (USA ) 1952 : Karel Mejta , Jiří Havlis , Jan Jindra , Stanislav Lusk , Miroslav Koranda (cox) (TCH ) 1956 : Alberto Winkler , Romano Sgheiz , Angelo Vanzin , Franco Trincavelli , Ivo Stefanoni (cox) (ITA ) 1960 : Gerd Cintl , Horst Effertz , Klaus Riekemann , Jürgen Litz , Michael Obst (cox) (EUA ) 1964 : Peter Neusel , Bernhard Britting , Joachim Werner , Egbert Hirschfelder , Jürgen Oelke (cox) (EUA ) 1968 : Dick Joyce , Ross Collinge , Dudley Storey , Warren Cole , Simon Dickie (cox) (NZL ) 1972 : Peter Berger , Hans-Johann Färber , Gerhard Auer , Alois Bierl , Uwe Benter (cox) (FRG ) 1976 : Vladimir Eshinov , Nikolay Ivanov , Mikhail Kuznetsov , Aleksandr Klepikov , Aleksandr Sema (heat 1), Aleksandr Lukyanov (cox) (URS ) 1980 : Dieter Wendisch , Ullrich Dießner , Walter Dießner , Gottfried Döhn , Andreas Gregor (cox) (GDR ) 1984 : Martin Cross , Richard Budgett , Andy Holmes , Steve Redgrave , Adrian Ellison (cox) (GBR ) 1988 : Bernd Niesecke , Karsten Schmeling , Bernd Eichwurzel , Frank Klawonn , Hendrik Reiher (cox) (GDR ) 1992 : Iulică Ruican , Viorel Talapan , Dimitrie Popescu , Nicolae Țaga , Dumitru Răducanu (cox) (ROU ) Inrigged
