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Henry Kent Mitchell II (born March 29, 1939) is a retired American rowing coxswain. He competed in the coxed pairs at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a bronze and a gold medal, respectively. He was a law student at the UC Berkeley School of Law at the time. He won a bronze medal in the same event in 1960 while an undergraduate at Stanford University (class of 1961). Only two other Americans have coxed two crews to Olympic medals. He also coxed Stanford to two national championships, in 1961 and 1962.[1]

Kent Mitchell
Mitchell in 1960
Personal information
BornMarch 29, 1939 (1939-03-29) (age 83)
Albany, New York, U.S.[1]
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubStanford Cardinal[1]
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1964 TokyoCoxed pair
1960 RomeCoxed pair

Following graduation from law school in 1965 he practiced law in Palo Alto, California. He also set up and leads the Kent Mitchell Rowing Club, an elite masters competitive organization composed mostly of former national or Olympic champions.[2] He also served three terms as mayor of Portola Valley, California.[3]

He is in the Stanford University Hall of Fame and the National Rowing Hall of Fame.[4]


References


  1. Kent Mitchell. sports-reference.com
  2. Sauer, Mike (Summer 2011). "Team Tenacity". USD Magazine. Archived from the original on 2013-06-26. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  3. "Kent Mitchell". Mitchell, Herzog & Klingsporn LLP, attorneys. Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  4. "Kent Mitchell". Stanford University Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on June 16, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2013.

На других языках


- [en] Kent Mitchell

[fr] Kent Mitchell

Kent Mitchell est un rameur d'aviron américain né le 29 mars 1939 à Albany (New York).

[it] Kent Mitchell

Henry Kent Mitchell (Albany, 29 marzo 1939) è un canottiere statunitense, medaglia d'oro nel due con di canottaggio ai Giochi olimpici di Tokyo 1964 e bronzo, quattro anni prima, a Roma 1960, sempre con il ruolo di timoniere dell'armo statunitense.

[ru] Митчелл, Кент

Генри Кент Митчелл II (англ. Henry Kent Mitchell II; род. 29 марта 1939[1][2], Олбани) — американский гребной рулевой, выступавший за сборную США по академической гребле в первой половине 1960-х годов. Чемпион летних Олимпийских игр в Токио, бронзовый призёр Олимпийских игр в Риме, победитель и призёр регат национального значения.



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