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| Born | (1995-03-12) March 12, 1995 (age 29) Strafford, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 97 kg (214 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nick Mead (born March 12, 1995) is an American rower. He rowed for Princeton University, from which he graduated in 2017.
Mead competed in the men's eight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Mead won a gold medal in the coxless men's four, the first for an American team since 1960. He carried the US flag at the closing ceremonies alongside swimmer Katie Ledecky. Mead is the nephew of American foreign policy expert Walter Russell Mead.
References
- "Nick Mead". Olympedia. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- "Rowing - Heat 1 Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- Shinn, Peggy (August 1, 2024). "In Rowing, Men's Four Wins First Olympic Gold Medal Since 1960" (Press release). Team USA. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
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