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| Nickname | Dave | ||||||||||||||
| Born | September 20, 1935 Jackson, Mississippi, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Died | January 2012 (aged 76) Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | USA | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Modern pentathlon | ||||||||||||||
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David Arthur Kirkwood (September 20, 1935 – January 2012) was an American pentathlete and actor. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics winning a silver medal in the team event.[1]
Kirkwood was born in Jackson, Mississippi but moved with his family to Los Angeles, California as a child. He attended Susan Miller Dorsey High School. After graduating from Dorsey in 1952, Kirkwood attended George Pepperdine College where he studied teaching and graduated in 1956.[2]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David Kirkwood". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ Fernas, Rob (August 21, 1997). "The Right COMBINATION : Kirkwood, Who Helped U.S. Capture Silver Medal in 1964, Laments Demise of Modern Pentathlon in Olympics". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2016.