McIlvaine (left) and Costello at the 1928 Olympics
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Born | August 6, 1903 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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Died | January 30, 1975 (aged 71) Ocean City, New Jersey, U.S. |
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Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||
Club | Penn AC, Philadelphia | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Charles Joseph "Charley" McIlvaine, Sr. (August 6, 1903 – January 30, 1975) was an American rower who won a gold medal in the double sculls at the 1928 Olympics, together with Paul Costello. His son, Charles McIlvaine, Jr. also became a competitive rower and won a gold medal at the 1955 Pan-American Games.