Philip Stekl Explained

Philip Stekl
Birth Place:Middletown, Connecticut, U.S.
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Philip William "Otto" Stekl (born January 20, 1956, in Middletown, Connecticut) is an American former competitive rower and Olympic silver medalist.[1] Stekl graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1978 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Olympian

Stekl qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. In 2007, he received one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes.[2] At the 1984 Summer Olympics, Stekl finished in 2nd place in the men's coxless four competition with David Clark, Jonathan Smith, and Alan Forney.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Otto Stekl. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045317/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/otto-stekl-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18 .
  2. Book: Caroccioli. Tom. Caroccioli. Jerry. Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. New Chapter Press. Highland Park, IL. 978-0942257403. 243–253.
  3. United States Rowing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417044150/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/USA/summer/1984/ROW/ . dead . April 17, 2020 . October 17, 2016.

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