Philip Stekl
Personal information
BornJanuary 20, 1956 (1956-01-20) (age 67)
Middletown, Connecticut, U.S.
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles Coxless four

Philip William "Otto" Stekl (born January 20, 1956 in Middletown, Connecticut) is an American former competitive rower and Olympic silver medalist.[1] Stekl graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1978 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Olympian

Stekl qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. In 2007, he received one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes.[2] At the 1984 Summer Olympics, Stekl finished in 2nd place in the men's coxless four competition with David Clark, Jonathan Smith, and Alan Forney.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Otto Stekl". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. ↑ Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry. Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-0942257403.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "United States Rowing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
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