Frank Shakespeare (rower)

Frank Shakespeare

Personal information
Full name	Franklin Bradford Shakespeare
Born	May 31, 1930 (1930-05-31) (age 94) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Medal record Men's rowing Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki Eight

Franklin Bradford Shakespeare (born May 31, 1930) is an American former competition rower, Olympic champion and naval officer.^[1][2]

Biography

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 31, 1930, Shakespeare won a gold medal in coxed eights at the 1952 Summer Olympics with the American team.^[3]

In 1982, he was inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame.^[4]

In 1996, Shakespeare ran the Olympic Torch in the relay for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia as the only Delawarean Olympic medal winner at the time.

References

1. Brown, Tony. "Competitor Shares Golden Memories Of ’52 Olympics." Harrisonburg, Virginia: Daily News-Record, August 21, 2016.
2. Nassr, Mike. "Nine Navy Golds," in Naval History Magazine, Vol. 14, No. 5, October 2002. Annapolis, Maryland: U.S. Naval Institute, retrieved online March 4, 2023.
3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frank Shakespeare". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2008.
4. "Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame in Wilmington, Delaware - 1982". www.desports.org.