Charles David "Charley" Manring (August 18, 1929 – August 7, 1991) was an American

competition 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 i ...

and Olympic champion, and later naval officer. Born in

Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...

, he won a gold medal in ''coxed eights'' at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

, as coxswain for the American team.

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1929 births 1991 deaths Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in rowing American male rowers Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Cleveland American coxswains (rowing) {{US-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub