Sherman Rockwell Clark (November 16, 1899 – November 8, 1980) was an American rowing

coxswain The coxswain ( , or ) is the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering. The etymology of the word gives a literal meaning of "boat servant" since it comes from ''cock'', referring to the cockboat, a type of ship's boat ...

who competed in the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

. In 1920, he was coxed the American boat from the

United States Naval Academy The United States Naval Academy (US Naval Academy, USNA, or Navy) is a federal service academy in Annapolis, Maryland. It was established on 10 October 1845 during the tenure of George Bancroft as Secretary of the Navy. The Naval Academy ...

, which won the gold medal in the men's eight. He also won the silver medal as coxswain of the American boat in the coxed four event. He graduated from the

in 1922. He retired as a rear admiral.

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* 1899 births 1980 deaths Coxswains (rowing) Rowers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in rowing Olympic silver medalists for the United States in rowing American male rowers Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Baltimore {{US-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub