Peter Cipollone
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Peter "Pete" Cipollone was the coxswain
of the 2004 Olympic gold medal-winning U.S. men's eight rowing
team. He is a native of Ardmore, Pennsylvania
. Pete won World Championships in the heavyweight men's eight in 1997, 1998, and 1999. Attended St. Joseph's Preparatory School in Philadelphia and the University of California at Berkeley.
Coxswain
The coxswain is the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering. The etymology of the word gives us a literal meaning of "boat servant" since it comes from cox, a coxboat or other small vessel kept aboard a ship, and swain, which can be rendered as boy, in authority. ...
of the 2004 Olympic gold medal-winning U.S. men's eight rowing
Sport rowing
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
team. He is a native of Ardmore, Pennsylvania
Ardmore, Pennsylvania
Ardmore is a census-designated place in Delaware and Montgomery counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The population was 12,455 at the 2010 census...
. Pete won World Championships in the heavyweight men's eight in 1997, 1998, and 1999. Attended St. Joseph's Preparatory School in Philadelphia and the University of California at Berkeley.