Lawrence Low

Larry Low
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne Star

Lawrence Edgar Low (August 22, 1920 – July 1, 1996)[1] was an American sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where he received a gold medal in the star class with the boat Kathleen, together with Herbert Williams.[2][3]

Born in Trenton, New Jersey, Low was raised in the Green Pond section of Rockaway Township, New Jersey.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Lawrence E. Low". genealogybank. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  2. ^ "1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2007. Retrieved April 18, 2008.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Larry Low". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016.
  4. ^ Trenton Olympians, Trenton City Museum. Accessed August 17, 2022. "Larry Low was born in Trenton and lived in Green Pond, NJ."


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