James Arthur Gardiner (October 25, 1930 – April 19, 2016) was an American

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who competed in the

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. He was born in

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, and died on April 19, 2016, at his home in Seattle, Washington. At the

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Gardiner and his partner Pat Costello won the silver medal in the double sculls event. Gardiner also won a gold medal at the 1955 Pan American Games. He was inducted into the National Rowing Hall of Fame in 1971. Gardiner attended

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in Detroit and was inducted into the Wayne State Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982. Gardiner rowed out of the

Detroit Boat Club The Detroit Boat Club was established in 1839, as a sport rowing club. It was first created on the Detroit River during a time in which Detroit was just starting to grow. The Detroit Boat Club is a member of the Detroit Regional Yacht-racing Ass ...

. In 1956 the

placed 7 oarsman on the US Olympic Rowing team, the 7 oarsman are known as the "DBC Seven." From 1953 to 1959, Gardiner earned eight U.S. Rowing Championships and 15 Canadian Henley and North American Championships. In 1957 Gardiner took fourth place in the

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in Duisburg Germany. In 1968 Gardiner was named the manager of the U.S. Olympic Rowing Team.

References

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Jim Gardiner's obituary

External links

National Rowing Hall of Fame

1930 births 2016 deaths Rowers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in rowing American male rowers Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in rowing Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Rowers at the 1955 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games {{US-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub