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Conn Findlay, who rowed and sailed his way to four Olympic medals, dies at 90

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April 14, 2021 at 3:42 p.m. EDT
American rowers Conn Findlay, left, and Edward Ferry compete in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, where they won gold in the coxed pair. The crew was rounded out by coxswain Kent Mitchell. (Takeo Tanuma/Sports Illustrated/Getty Images)

Conn Findlay, a four-time Olympic medalist in the sports of rowing and sailing and a member of two winning America’s Cup crews, died April 8 at a care center in San Mateo, Calif. He was 90.

His longtime friend Mike Sullivan, who coaches club rowing at the University of California at Irvine, confirmed the death but did not give a cause.