Edward Payson Ferry (June 18, 1941 – September 18, 2023) was an American competition rower and Olympic champion.

Biography

Born in

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, Ferry won a gold medal in ''coxed pairs'' at the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

with

Conn Findlay Francis Conn Findlay (April 24, 1930April 8, 2021) was an American Olympic rower and sailor. He won four Olympic medals in those two sports, including two golds in coxed pair. He was also part of the America's Cup sailing crews that won in 19 ...

. They were first partnered in 1961, when Ferry was a 19-year-old sophomore at Stanford with only a year of rowing experience. Ferry won a gold medal at the

1963 Pan American Games The 1963 Pan American Games were held from April 20 to May 5, 1963, in São Paulo, Brazil. Host city selection For the first time, two cities submitted bids to host the 1963 Pan American Games that were recognized by the Pan American Sports O ...

in the coxed pair. Edward Ferry died in

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on September 18, 2023, at the age of 82.

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* 1941 births 2023 deaths Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in rowing Stanford Cardinal rowers Rowers from Seattle American male rowers Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in rowing Rowers at the 1963 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1963 Pan American Games {{US-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub