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James Ralph "Jim" Dunbar (July 17, 1930 – May 14, 2018) was an American competition rower and Olympic champion. He was born in Crawfordsville, Indiana. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, he and his teammates, all members of the U.S. Naval Academy's Crew Team, captured the gold medal in the men's eight rowing competition (Coxed eights) for the U.S.

James Dunbar

Personal information
Full name	James Ralph Dunbar
Born	July 17, 1930 Crawfordsville, Indiana, U.S.
Died	May 14, 2018(2018-05-14) (aged 87)[1]
Medal record Men's rowing Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki Men's eight

Following his Olympic win, Dunbar graduated from the United States Naval Academy and joined the U.S. Air Force where he spent his career as a fighter pilot, retiring as a full colonel in 1982. He flew an F-105 Thunderchief in combat in the Vietnam war, and received the Distinguished Flying Cross. He has stayed connected to the sport of rowing by coaching high school rowing teams, including the J.E.B. Stuart High School Crew Team in Fairfax County, Virginia. He has also raised money for local rowing teams and was involved in choosing the site for rowing competition in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.

References

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jim Dunbar". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012.

На других языках

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- [en] James Dunbar (rower)

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[fr] James Dunbar (aviron)

James Dunbar, né le 11 juillet 1930 à Crawfordsville (Indiana) et mort le 14 mai 2018, est un rameur d'aviron américain.

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[it] James Dunbar

James Ralph Dunbar (Crawfordsville, 17 luglio 1930 – 14 maggio 2018) è stato un canottiere statunitense.

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[ru] Данбар, Джеймс

Джеймс Ральф «Джим» Данбар (англ. James Ralph "Jim" Dunbar; 11 июля 1930[1][2], Крофордсвилл, Индиана — 14 мая 2018, Те-Вудлендс, Техас) — американский гребец, выступавший за сборную США по академической гребле в начале 1950-х годов. Чемпион летних Олимпийских игр в Хельсинки, победитель и призёр регат национального значения. Лётчик Военно-воздушных сил США.

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