Dick Dreissigacker
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Alan Dreissigacker |
| Born |
March 26, 1947 (age 69) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Brown University Stanford University |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Rowing |
Richard Alan "Dick" Dreissigacker (born March 26, 1947 in New Haven, Connecticut) is a former American Olympic rower[1] and a founder of Concept2, a manufacturer of rowing equipment.[2] While studying engineering at Brown University he took up rowing and went on to represent the United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Dreissigacker earned a Master of Science degree in 1974 from Stanford University, where he coached rowing and introduced his brother Pete to the sport. While training for the 1976 US Olympic team the brothers modified their oars with carbon fibre. After failing to be selected they started selling oars and started the company that is now Concept2.[2]
His wife Julia "Judy" Geer was a rower in the 1976 and 1984 Olympics[3] and his sister-in-law Charlotte "Carlie" Geer won a silver medal in single sculls in the 1984 Olympics.[4] His daughter Hannah Dreissigacker competed as a biathlete in the 2014 Winter Olympics.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "Dick Dreissigacker". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- 1 2 "The Erg to Compete: Peter and Dick Dreissigacker, who wanted to row all winter, invented a machine that goes nowhere fast". Stanford University Alumni Magazine. January 2007.
- ↑ "Judy Geer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Carlie Geer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Hannah Dreissigacker". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- ↑ Williams, Doug (January 22, 2014). "In Olympic Family, Hannah Dreissigacker Takes Her Own Course". TeamUSA.org.