Stanley Francis "Stan" Cwiklinski (pronounced "quick-LIN-skee",Stowe, 55 born July 25, 1943) is an American former rower. Competing in the eights he won an Olympic gold medal in 1964 and a bronze at the 1965 European Championship. Cwiklinski took up rowing at

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, where he was teammates with Hugh Foley, and studied zoology. In 1963, he joined the

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. He was a career naval officer specializing in

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