Frank Shakespeare (rower) explained

Frank Shakespeare
Fullname:	Franklin Bradford Shakespeare
Birth Place:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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Franklin Bradford Shakespeare (born May 31, 1930) is a former American competition rower, Olympic champion and naval officer.^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 31, 1930, Shakespeare won a gold medal in coxed eights at the 1952 Summer Olympics with the American team.^[3]

In 1982, he was inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame.^[4]

In 1996, Shakespeare ran the Olympic Torch in the relay for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia as the only Delawarean Olympic medal winner at the time.

Notes and References

1. Brown, Tony. "Competitor Shares Golden Memories Of ’52 Olympics." Harrisonburg, Virginia: Daily News-Record, August 21, 2016.
2. Nassr, Mike. "Nine Navy Golds," in Naval History Magazine, Vol. 14, No. 5, October 2002. Annapolis, Maryland: U.S. Naval Institute, retrieved online March 4, 2023.
3. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/frank-shakespeare-1.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418110330/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/frank-shakespeare-1.html . dead . April 18, 2020 . Frank Shakespeare . December 10, 2008.
4. Web site: Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame in Wilmington, Delaware - 1982. www.desports.org.