Rowland Wolfe
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| Full name | Merrill Rowland Wolfe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 8, 1914 Dallas, Texas, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | January 14, 2010 (aged 95) Conroe, Texas, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Western Reserve | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gym | Dallas Athletic Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Merrill Rowland Wolfe (October 8, 1914 – January 14, 2010)[1] was an American gymnast and Olympic champion. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles where he received a gold medal in tumbling.[2]
Life
[edit]Wolfe graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas, Texas, in 1934. He was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 1989, the same year the Hall of Fame was created in celebration of the school's 60th Anniversary.
As a gymnast, Wolfe was a member of the Dallas Athletic Club.[3]
In 1938, Wolfe received a Bachelor of Arts in biology from Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University). During his time as a student there, he was a member of the Delta Upsilon fraternity, the swimming team, and the gymnastics team - serving as both captain and coach.[4]
Wolfe died on January 14, 2010, in Kerrville, Texas, aged 95.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "M Rowland Wolfe Obituary - Kerrville, Texas - Tributes.com". www.tributes.com. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ^ "1932 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Gymnastics" Archived 2007-08-19 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on March 28, 2008)
- ^ "Ruling Costs U.S. 9 Stars". The Boston Globe. July 26, 1932. p. 17. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
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External links
[edit]- Rowland Wolfe at the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame
- Rowland Wolfe at Olympics.com
- Rowland Wolfe at Olympedia
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