Edward Ferry
American rower (1941–2023)
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Edward Payson Ferry (June 18, 1941 – September 18, 2023) was an American competition rower and Olympic champion.
FullnameEdward Payson Ferry
BornJune 18, 1941
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
DiedSeptember 18, 2023 (aged 82)
Mill Valley, California, U.S.
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| Full name | Edward Payson Ferry | ||||||||||||||
| Born | June 18, 1941 Seattle, Washington, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | September 18, 2023 (aged 82) Mill Valley, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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Biography
Born in Seattle, Washington, Ferry won a gold medal in coxed pairs at the 1964 Summer Olympics with Conn Findlay.[1] They were first partnered in 1961, when Ferry was a 19-year-old sophomore at Stanford with only a year of rowing experience.[2]
Ferry won a gold medal at the 1963 Pan American Games in the coxed pair.
Edward Ferry died in Mill Valley, California on September 18, 2023, at the age of 82.[3]
