Thomas Kiefer
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| Full name | Thomas Nisbit Kiefer | ||||||||||||||
| Born | February 25, 1958(age66) Sharon, Connecticut,U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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Thomas Nisbit "Tom" Kiefer(born February 25, 1958, inSharon, Connecticut) is a formerAmericancompetitive rower and Olympic silver medalist.[1]
Career
[edit]After graduating from theSalisbury Schoolin 1976 Thomas Kiefer kicked off his Northeastern campaign in style, stepping right into the stroke seat of the freshman boat and rowing it to its only Eastern Sprints Title. As a sophomore, he raced in the varsity eight and remained there for three years. During his career, the Huskies won 10- regular season regattas while losing only four. As a senior, Northeastern was among the best in the nation, finishing third in both Eastern Sprints and IRA's. Kiefer was inducted into the Northeastern Varsity Club Hall of Fame in 1997.[2]
At the1984 Summer Olympics,Kiefer finished in 2nd place in the men's coxed fours competition withEdward Ives,Michael Bach,Gregory Springer,andJohn Stillings.[3]
Kiefer won 3 bronze medals at theWorld Rowing Championshipsduring his career in the US men’s 8s. In doing so he was the first American rower to win 3 medals in the men’s 8 at the World Rowing Championship.
Kiefer was inducted into the National Rowing Hall of Fame at the 2023Head of the Charleson October 21, alongside his teammates,Gregory T. Springer,Michael R. Bach,Edward A. Ives,John S. Stillings,and coach, Dietrich Ros.[4]
Personal
[edit]Kiefer grew up inSalisbury, Connecticut,where he participated in theSalisbury Winter Sports Associationas a cross country skier. He attended Salisbury school and furthered his education atNortheastern University.Kiefer has four kids: three girls (Madison, Ellery, and Oralye) and one boy (Emerson).[5]
References
[edit]- ^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill;et al."Tom Kiefer".Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.Sports Reference LLC.Archived fromthe originalon April 18, 2020.RetrievedOctober 17,2016.
- ^"Northeastern Men's Rowing Alum Tom Kiefer Inducted Into 2023 Rowing Hall Of Fame".Northeastern University Athletics.2023-10-22.Retrieved2023-10-24.
- ^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill;et al."United States Rowing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games".Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.Sports Reference LLC.Archived fromthe originalon April 17, 2020.RetrievedOctober 17,2016.
- ^"National Rowing Hall of Fame ® Class of 2023 Announced".row2k.com.Retrieved2023-10-24.
- ^Halperin, Whitney (March 1, 2015)."Ellery Kiefer: It's a lifestyle that I love".Wayland Student Press Network.RetrievedJanuary 2,2016.
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