David Wight (rower)

David H. Wight

Personal information
Full name	David Henry Wight
Nationality	American
Born	July 28, 1934 (1934-07-28) London, Great Britain
Died	November 9, 2017(2017-11-09) (aged 83)
Medal record Men's rowing Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne Eight

David Henry "Dave" Wight (July 28, 1934, in London – November 9, 2017), was an American competition rower and Olympic champion.^[1]

He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where he received a gold medal in eights with the American team.^[2]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dave Wight". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
2. "1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Rowing" Archived 2007-12-08 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on May 15, 2008)