John Hartigan (rowing)

John DeStefani Hartigan (born February 28, 1940) is an American coxswain who twice competed at Olympic Games.

John Hartigan

Personal information
Birth name	John DeStefani Hartigan
Born	(1940-02-28) February 28, 1940 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Height	157 cm (5 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	Vesper Boat Club
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  United States World Rowing Championships 1974 Lucerne Lwt eight Pan American Games 1983 Caracas Coxed four 1979 San Juan Coxed four

Hartigan was born in 1940 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.[1] He was a coxswain for the University of Pennsylvania, and he graduated from there in 1963. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, he coxed the men's four and they came fifth.[1] He won a gold medal at the 1974 World Rowing Championships in Lucerne with the lightweight men's eight.[2] At the 1979 Pan American Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he won a bronze medal with the coxed four. At the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela, he won gold with the coxed four.[1] He last competed at international level with the lightweight men's eight at the 1986 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, England, where they came sixth.[2]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Hartigan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
2. "John Hartigan". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved December 1, 2017.