About Christopher Penny
Born 1962. Christopher Penny is an American rower.
Christopher Gore Penny (born May 4, 1962) is an American former competitive rower and Olympic silver medalist. He was a member of the American men's eights team that won the silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.
A 1985 graduate of Princeton University, Penny studied at St John's College, Oxford, and took part in The Boat Race in 1988 after being left off the squad in 1987 when he, three other American oarsmen, and an American coxswain protested Oxford coach Daniel Topolski's training regimen (an incident known as "The Oxford Boat Race Mutiny").
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Who is Christopher Penny?
American rower
When was Christopher Penny born?
Christopher Penny was born on 4 May 1962 in Morristown.
What is Christopher Penny's occupation?
Christopher Penny is a rower.
What nationality is Christopher Penny?
Christopher Penny is American.
Sources & further reading
· Wikipedia: Christopher Penny
· DBpedia: Chris Penny (rower)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Christopher Penny. https://biography.guide/christopher-penny/
MLA: "Christopher Penny." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/christopher-penny/.
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