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==Career== |
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At the [[1984 Summer Olympics]], Still finished in 3rd place in the |
At the [[1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, CA, USA]], Still finished in 3rd place in the Men's Coxed Pairs competition with [[Robert Espeseth]] and [[Doug Herland]]. Four years later, at the [[1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea]], Kevin and his partner, Glenn Florio, competed but did not make it past the heats in the Men's Double Sculls event. |
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After transferring from Humboldt State University to UCLA in the Fall of 1980, Still began rowing during during his Junior Year. Kevin and his UCLA teammates enjoyed a successful collegiate career in which UCLA's 1983 Men's Varsity Eight+ finished 5th at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association regatta at Syracuse, NY. |
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In the summer of 1983, Kevin was selected to his first US National Rowing Team where he competed in the Four without Cox event that finished 6th at the World Rowing Championships in Duisburg, Germany along with [[Robert Espeseth]], [[Michael Bach]], and [[Kevin Proctor]] <ref>http://www.worldrowing.com/events/1983-world-championships/mens-four/</ref> |
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In 1984, his fourth competitive season, Still was selected for the first of the 2 Olympic teams that he would participate in as mentioned previously. |
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In 1985, Kevin was selected for Seat 6 of the Men's Eight+ where the USA finished in 3rd place at the World Rowing Championships, 1 second from 1st place. <ref>http://www.worldrowing.com/events/1985-world-championships/mens-eight/</ref> |
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In 1986, Still was selected for the 7 seat of the USA Men's Eight+ once again finished in 3rd place at the World Rowing Championships. <ref>http://www.worldrowing.com/events/1986-world-championships/mens-eight/</ref> Following the World Championships, Still and the USA Crew competed at the Goodwill Games in Moscow CCCP where they finished with a Gold Medal. <ref>http://www.row2k.com/video/1986-Goodwill-Games--Rowing-Portion/15025/</ref> |
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In 1987, Still was selected for the 3 seat of the USA Men's Four with Cox which had difficulty with the boat's rudder in the semifinals thus finishing outside of the six boats that raced in the Grand final. |
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Kevin participated in the Olympic Job Opportunities program in 1987 landing a training position at Johnson & Higgins Insurance Broker. J&H was purchased by Marsh & McLennan in 1997 where Still continues to work as a SVP in its Japan Client Services unit in NYC. <ref>https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=22662998&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=N5YB&locale=en_US&srchid=226629981425423725349&srchindex=1&srchtotal=44&trk=vsrp_people_res_name&trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A226629981425423725349%2CVSRPtargetId%3A22662998%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary</ref> |
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During his post collegiate rowing career, Still rowed for the New York Athletic Club where he won multiple US National Championship Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. In 1988, the NYAC selected Kevin for the Veteran's Award as their "Athlete of the Year". |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 23:10, 3 March 2015
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Los Angeles 1984 | Coxed pair |
Kevin Raymond Still (born August 19, 1960 in Eureka, California) is a former American competitive rower and Olympic bronze medalist.
Career
At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, CA, USA, Still finished in 3rd place in the Men's Coxed Pairs competition with Robert Espeseth and Doug Herland. Four years later, at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea, Kevin and his partner, Glenn Florio, competed but did not make it past the heats in the Men's Double Sculls event.
After transferring from Humboldt State University to UCLA in the Fall of 1980, Still began rowing during during his Junior Year. Kevin and his UCLA teammates enjoyed a successful collegiate career in which UCLA's 1983 Men's Varsity Eight+ finished 5th at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association regatta at Syracuse, NY.
In the summer of 1983, Kevin was selected to his first US National Rowing Team where he competed in the Four without Cox event that finished 6th at the World Rowing Championships in Duisburg, Germany along with Robert Espeseth, Michael Bach, and Kevin Proctor [1]
In 1984, his fourth competitive season, Still was selected for the first of the 2 Olympic teams that he would participate in as mentioned previously.
In 1985, Kevin was selected for Seat 6 of the Men's Eight+ where the USA finished in 3rd place at the World Rowing Championships, 1 second from 1st place. [2]
In 1986, Still was selected for the 7 seat of the USA Men's Eight+ once again finished in 3rd place at the World Rowing Championships. [3] Following the World Championships, Still and the USA Crew competed at the Goodwill Games in Moscow CCCP where they finished with a Gold Medal. [4]
In 1987, Still was selected for the 3 seat of the USA Men's Four with Cox which had difficulty with the boat's rudder in the semifinals thus finishing outside of the six boats that raced in the Grand final.
Kevin participated in the Olympic Job Opportunities program in 1987 landing a training position at Johnson & Higgins Insurance Broker. J&H was purchased by Marsh & McLennan in 1997 where Still continues to work as a SVP in its Japan Client Services unit in NYC. [5]
During his post collegiate rowing career, Still rowed for the New York Athletic Club where he won multiple US National Championship Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. In 1988, the NYAC selected Kevin for the Veteran's Award as their "Athlete of the Year".
References
- ^ http://www.worldrowing.com/events/1983-world-championships/mens-four/
- ^ http://www.worldrowing.com/events/1985-world-championships/mens-eight/
- ^ http://www.worldrowing.com/events/1986-world-championships/mens-eight/
- ^ http://www.row2k.com/video/1986-Goodwill-Games--Rowing-Portion/15025/
- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=22662998&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=N5YB&locale=en_US&srchid=226629981425423725349&srchindex=1&srchtotal=44&trk=vsrp_people_res_name&trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A226629981425423725349%2CVSRPtargetId%3A22662998%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary
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