Clyde King (rower)

{{short description|American rear admiral and rower}}

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| name = Clyde King

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| birth_name = Clyde Whitlock King

| birth_date = {{birth date text|September 6, 1898}}

| birth_place = Montezuma, Iowa, U.S.

| death_date = {{death-date and age|August 20, 1982|September 6, 1898}}

| death_place = Mill Valley, California, U.S.

| resting_place = Golden Gate National Cemetery

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{{MedalSport | Men's rowing}}

{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}

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{{MedalGold| 1920 Antwerp|Men's eight}}

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Clyde Whitlock King (September 6, 1898 – August 20, 1982) was an American rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/40739 |title=Clyde King |work=Olympedia |access-date=28 August 2021}}

King was born in Montezuma, Iowa.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/clyde-king-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418121945/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/clyde-king-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |access-date=January 31, 2015}} In 1920, he was part of the American boat from the United States Naval Academy (USNA), which won the gold medal in the men's eight.

He graduated from USNA in 1922, served during World War II and Korea, and rose to the rank of rear admiral. King died in Mill Valley, California, and is buried with his wife Marjorie in Golden Gate National Cemetery.