Calvin Thomas Coffey (born January 27, 1951) is an American

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is di ...

who competed in the

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...

. He was born in

Norwich, Connecticut Norwich ( ) (also called "The Rose of New England") is a city in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The Yantic, Shetucket, and Quinebaug Rivers flow into the city and form its harbor, from which the Thames River flows south to Long ...

. In 1976, he and his partner Mike Staines won the silver medal in the coxless pairs event. More recently, Calvin Coffey survived a life-threatening car crash. Calvin Coffey was the maker of CTC racing shells, and pioneered the use of composite materials in rowing equipment.

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* 1951 births Living people Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in rowing American male rowers Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in rowing Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States Rowers at the 1971 Pan American Games 20th-century American people {{US-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub