Gareth Methvin

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games (non-medal events)
SexMale
Full nameGareth Elliott•Methvin
Used nameGareth•Methvin
Born9 March 1936
Died20 December 2023 (aged 87 years 9 months 11 days) in Shreveport, Louisiana (USA)
AffiliationsUS Air Force
NOC United States

Biography

Gareth Methvin played with the USA baseball team at the 1956 Olympic demonstration game. At the time he was a 20-year-old graduate of Arcadia High School. He was then in the US Air Force, stationed with the 6921st Radio Group Mobile in Japan. Methvin served his country in the United States Air Force in Japan during the Korean Conflict. He later worked as a salesman and in marketing for IBM and Xerox, as well as a regional sales manager for Boston Whaler Boats. After retirement, Methvin lived for several years in Pennsylvania, where he worked in a call center for Medicare.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1956 Summer Olympics Baseball (Baseball/Softball) USA Gareth Methvin
Baseball, Men (Olympic (non-medal)) United States DNS