Wayne Frye
American rower
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's rowing | ||
Representing the  United States | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1952 Helsinki | Men's eight |
Wayne Frye (November 30, 1930 – February 26, 2014) from Manchester, Ohio was an American competition rower and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the men's eight at the 1952 Summer Olympics, as a member of the American team.[1]
He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1954 and became a military officer (US Air Force). He participated in combat in the Vietnam War where he commanded the 555th squadron known as the Triple Nickel, flew 266 combat missions[2] and received the Purple Heart.[1] In October 2012, Fyre was inducted in the Kentucky Aviation Hall of Fame.[2] He died in February 2014.[3]
Wayne Frye did not play in the NFL.[4]
References
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wayne Frye". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
- ^ a b "Wayne Frye is Kentucky Aviation Hall of Fame inductee". Ledger Independent – Maysville Online. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Wayne Frye's obituary". legacy.com.
- ^ "NFL". NFL.
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Olympic champions – Men's eight
- 1908:
Gladstone, Kelly, Johnstone, Nickalls, Burnell, Sanderson, Etherington-Smith, Bucknall, Maclagan (GBR)
- 1960:
Rulffs, Schröder, F. Schepke, K. Schepke, von Groddeck, Hopp, Bittner, Lenk, Padge (EUA)
- 1968: Meyer, Hottenrott, Schreyer, Hirschfelder, Henning, Siebert, Ulbricht, Ott, Tiersch (FRG)
- 2020:
Mackintosh, Bond, Murray, Brake, Williamson, Wilson, Kirkham, Macdonald, Bosworth (NZL)
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