Daniel Beery (born January 4, 1975) is an American competition rower, Olympic champion, world champion and world cup gold medalist. Beery won a gold medal in ''Men's Eights'' at the

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, as a member of the American team. The time 5:19.85 was a new

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. Beery is a member of the New York Athletic Club's Hall of Fame. He retired from rowing in 2008. Prior to his start in rowing at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga, Beery played collegiate basketball. After proposing via text message, he married

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Olympic rower

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on January 17, 2009 - they first met at the US Rowing Training Center in Princeton, but they first became properly acquainted at the 2007 world championships in Munich. Dan is now remarried to Sabrina Iffland and they have 2 children together. He now works as a sports insurance broker in

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. Beery is also now an assistant coach for the Upper Merion Area High School rowing team. He works alongside head coach Franck Kiser and former national team member Frederick Winstead.

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* * * 1975 births Living people American male rowers Olympic gold medalists for the United States in rowing Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in rowing Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Rowers at the 2007 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games World Rowing Championships medalists for the United States {{US-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub