Bernard Patrick "Pat" Costello Jr. (March 12, 1929 – July 12, 2014) was an American

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is di ...

who competed in the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

and in 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 ...

. He was born in

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. In 1952 he and his partner Walter Hoover were eliminated in the semi-final repechage of the double sculls event. Four years later at the

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Costello won the silver medal with his partner Jim Gardiner in the double sculls competition. Rowing 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 ...

Costello and Gardiner were part of the "DBC Seven" a group of seven oarmans from the

that made the US Olympic Rowing Team in 1956. The "DBC Seven" were coached by Walter M. Hoover and brought home two silver medals.

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* 1929 births 2014 deaths Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in rowing American male rowers Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics {{US-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub