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Duvall Young Hecht (April 23, 1930 – February 10, 2022) was an American competition rower and Olympic champion.[1]

Duvall Hecht
James Beggs, Duvall Hecht, James Fifer (left to right)
Personal information
Full nameDuvall Young Hecht
Born(1930-04-23)April 23, 1930
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedFebruary 10, 2022(2022-02-10) (aged 91)
Costa Mesa, California, U.S.
Medal record
Men’s rowing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1956 MelbourneCoxless pair

Biography


Hecht was born in Los Angeles, California. He received a gold medal in the pair without coxswain (with James Fifer) at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.[2]

Hecht founded Books on Tape, Inc. in 1975. He had the idea for the service while commuting from his banking job in downtown Los Angeles to his house in Newport Beach, a commute of one hour each way. He later sold the company to Random House.[3]

Before that, he obtained a master's degree in Journalism from Stanford University and was a pilot in the United States Marine Corps. After receiving his master's degree, Hecht went on to teach English at Menlo College in Atherton, California. While at Menlo, Hecht established Menlo's first rowing club where he was head coach until he moved to Southern California.[4]

Hecht established the rowing team at University of California, Irvine in 1965. Later he went on to coach the rowing team of UCLA before coming back to Irvine in the 1990s. Hecht once again returned as the head coach of the men's varsity rowing program at UCI in the fall of 2008.

After selling Books on Tape in 2001, he also pursued a career as a long-haul truck driver.[5]

Hecht died at his home in Costa Mesa on February 10, 2022, at the age of 91.[5]


References


  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Duvall Hecht". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
  2. "1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Rowing". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2007. Retrieved May 14, 2008.
  3. "WEDDINGS; Ann Marie Rousseau, Duvall Hecht". New York Times. June 23, 2002.
  4. "Duvall Hecht, a Coach for all Seasons". Menlo College.
  5. Marble, Steve (February 19, 2022). "Duvall Hecht, whose daily grind to L.A. led to Books on Tape, dies at 91". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 19, 2022.



На других языках

- [en] Duvall Hecht

[fr] Duvall Hecht

Duvall Hecht, né le 23 avril 1930 à Los Angeles et mort le 10 février 2022 à Costa Mesa[1], est un rameur d'aviron américain.

[it] Duvall Hecht

Duvall Young Hecht (Los Angeles, 23 aprile 1930 – Costa Mesa, 10 febbraio 2022[1]) è stato un canottiere statunitense.

[ru] Хехт, Дюваль

Дюваль Янг Хехт (англ. Duvall Young Hecht; 23 апреля 1930[1][2], Лос-Анджелес, Калифорния — 10 февраля 2022[3], Коста-Меса, Калифорния) — американский гребец, выступавший за сборную США по академической гребле в 1950-х годах. Чемпион летних Олимпийских игр в Мельбурне, победитель и призёр регат национального значения. Также известен как тренер по гребле.


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