Donald A. E. Beer (May 31, 1935 – January 25, 1997) was an American competition rower from Massachusetts, and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in ''eights'' with the American rowing team at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

in Melbourne."1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Rowing"
(Retrieved on May 15, 2008) The eight rowers were Yale undergraduates. Beer was a member of the Class of 1957 and graduated from

Harvard Business School Harvard Business School (HBS) is the graduate business school of Harvard University, a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. It is consistently ranked among the top business schools in the world and offers a large full-time MBA p ...

in 1959.

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Donald Beer's obituary
1935 births 1997 deaths Olympic gold medalists for the United States in rowing Rowers at the 1956 Summer Olympics American male rowers Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Yale Bulldogs rowers Harvard Business School alumni {{US-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub