John Sayre (April 1, 1936 – November 9, 2023) was an American competition rower and Olympic champion. Born in

Tacoma, Washington Tacoma ( ) is the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. A port city, it is situated along Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, Washington, Olympia, and northwest of Mount ...

, Sayre won a gold medal in ''coxless fours'' at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

. He died November 9, 2023, at the age of 87.

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1936 births 2023 deaths American male rowers Rowers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in rowing Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in rowing Rowers at the 1959 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Tacoma, Washington {{US-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub