Nick Mead (rower)
American rower (born 1995)
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Born | (1995-03-12) March 12, 1995 (age 29) Strafford, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 97 kg (214 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nick Mead (born March 12, 1995) is an American rower.[1] He rowed for Princeton University, from which he graduated in 2017.
Mead competed in the men's eight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Mead won a gold medal in the coxless men's four, the first for an American team since 1960.[3] He carried the US flag at the closing ceremonies alongside swimmer Katie Ledecky. Mead is the nephew of American foreign policy expert Walter Russell Mead.
References
- ^ "Nick Mead". Olympedia. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "Rowing - Heat 1 Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ Shinn, Peggy (August 1, 2024). "In Rowing, Men's Four Wins First Olympic Gold Medal Since 1960" (Press release). Team USA. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
External links
- Nicholas Mead at World Rowing
- Nicholas Mead at Olympedia
- Princeton Tigers bio
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Olympic champions – Men's coxless four
- 1904: Stockhoff, Erker, Dietz, Nasse (USA)
- 1908: Cudmore, Gillan, Mackinnon, Somers-Smith (GBR)
- 1924: Eley, MacNabb, Morrison, Sanders (GBR)
- 1928: Lander, Warriner, Beesly, Bevan (GBR)
- 1932: Badcock, Edwards, Beresford, George (GBR)
- 1936: Eckstein, Rom, Karl, Menne (GER)
- 1948: Moioli, Morille, Invernizzi, Faggi (ITA)
- 1952: Bonačić, Valenta, Trojanović, Šegvić (YUG)
- 1956: MacKinnon, Loomer, D'Hondt, Arnold (CAN)
- 1960: Ayrault, Nash, Sayre, Wailes (USA)
- 1964: Hansen, Hasløv, Petersen, Helmudt (DEN)
- 1968: Forberger, Rühle, Grahn, Schubert (GDR)
- 1972: Forberger, Rühle, Grahn, Schubert (GDR)
- 1976: Brietzke, Decker, Semmler, Mager (GDR)
- 1980: Thiele, Decker, Semmler, Brietzke (GDR)
- 1984: O'Connell, O'Brien, Robertson, Trask (NZL)
- 1988: Schröder, Brudel, Förster, Greiner (GDR)
- 1992: Cooper, Green, McKay, Tomkins (AUS)
- 1996: Green, Ginn, Tomkins, McKay (AUS)
- 2000: Cracknell, Redgrave, Foster, Pinsent (GBR)
- 2004: Williams, Cracknell, Coode, Pinsent (GBR)
- 2008: James, Williams, Reed, Hodge (GBR)
- 2012: Gregory, James, Reed, Hodge (GBR)
- 2016: Gregory, Sbihi, Nash, Louloudis (GBR)
- 2020: Purnell, Turrin, Hargreaves, Hill (AUS)
- 2024: Best, Corrigan, Grady, Mead (USA)
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