Dave Wight

Full name: David Henry "Dave" Wight
Gender: Male
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
Weight: 174 lbs (79 kg)
Born: July 28, 1934 in London, Greater London, Great Britain
Affiliations: US Navy, (USA)
Country: United States
Sport: Rowing

Medals: 1 Gold (1 Total)

Biography

Tall and lean at 6-6 (1.98) and 175 lbs. (80 kg.), Dave Wight was in the second seat for the Yale eight at the 1956 Olympics. He later attended graduate school at Yale in architecture and became an architect.

Results

Games	Age	City	Sport	Event	Team	NOC	Rank	Medal
1956 Summer	22	Melbourne	Rowing	Men's Coxed Eights	United States	USA	1	Gold

Men's Coxed Eights

Event History

Games	Age	City	Sport	Team	NOC	Phase	Unit	T
1956 Summer	22	Melbourne	Rowing	United States	USA	Final		6:35.2
1956 Summer	22	Melbourne	Rowing	United States	USA	Semi-Finals	Heat One	6:55.1
1956 Summer	22	Melbourne	Rowing	United States	USA	Round One	Heat One	6:09.1

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