Boyce Budd

Harold Boyce Budd Jr. (born January 4, 1939) is a retired American competition rower who won a gold medal in the eights at the 1964 Olympics.

Boyce Budd
Budd at the 1964 Rowing Championships
Personal information
Birth nameHarold Boyce Budd Jr.
BornJanuary 4, 1939 (1939-01-04) (age 84)
Summit, New Jersey, U.S.[1]
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubVesper Boat Club[1]
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 TokyoEight
European Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place1965 Duisburg Eight

Budd graduated from Yale University in 1961, and then joined Philadelphia's Vesper Boat Club, winning with them national titles in the pairs, fours, and eights in 1964 and 1965. He also won a bronze medal in the eights at the 1965 European championships.[2] In 1962, he spent a year at Cambridge University in England, and won with them the Henley Royal Regatta in the eights.[1]

In 1980, Budd's home in Devon, Pennsylvania, was robbed; his Olympic gold medal was stolen and never recovered.[3]

References
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  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Boyce Budd". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
  2. Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter). sport-komplett.de
  3. William A Stowe (2005). All Together. iUniverse. p. 172. ISBN 978-0-595-34388-1.


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