Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | John Gerdell•Kennedy |
Used name | John•Kennedy |
Born | 19 May 1900 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA) |
Died | September 1971 in Lakewood, Colorado (USA) |
Affiliations | Pennsylvania Barge Club, Philadelphia (USA) |
NOC | United States |
Medals | OG |
Gold | 0 |
Silver | 0 |
Bronze | 1 |
Total | 1 |
John Kennedy coxed the Bachelor’s Barge four to a bronze medal at the 1924 Olympics. Before joining Bachelor’s, he attended the University of Pennsylvania and coxed their lightweight and junior varsity crews. Kennedy enlisted in the US Army right at the end of World War I, just after turning 18-years-old, but was discharged two months later when the war ended. He later worked as a radio technician in a department store.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1924 Summer Olympics | Rowing | USA | John Kennedy | |||
Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic) | United States | 3 | Bronze |