Daniel Lyons (rower)

{{Short description|American rower (born 1958)}}

{{Other people|Daniel Lyons}}

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{{MedalSport | Men's rowing }}

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{{MedalCompetition | World Rowing Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 1986 Nottingham | M4-}}

{{MedalBronze | 1981 Munich | M8+}}

{{MedalBronze | 1987 Copenhagen | M4-}}

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Daniel K. Lyons (born March 8, 1958, in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania) is an American rower who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics in the coxed pair.[https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/55867720.html?dids=55867720:55867720&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+22%2C+1988&author=Ben+Brown&pub=USA+TODAY+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=U.S.+athletes+have+home+advantages&pqatl=google "U.S. athletes have home advantages"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118213920/http://www.pqarchiver.com/titles?dids=55867720:55867720&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+22%2C+1988&author=Ben+Brown&pub=USA+TODAY+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=U.S.+athletes+have+home+advantages&pqatl=google |date=January 18, 2017 }} By Ben Brown, USA Today September 22, 1988

Lyons has rowed on seven US National Teams, resulting in two world bronze medals, a world gold medal, and a gold medal at the Pan American Games. After winning 11 national rowing championships, he was inducted into the US Rowing Hall of Fame.[https://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/management/2004-08-15-lyons-advice_x.htm "Rowing teaches teamwork lessons"] By Mike Mergen, USA Today. August 15, 2004[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB32E3C7468F7AC&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "PENN AC FOURSOME MAKES ROWING HALL OF FAME"] The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 24, 1997

At the 1988 Olympic Games, his partner Robert Espeseth became sick and he finished in 11th place with a replacement partner. Lyons has also coached rowing since 1983 at the US Naval Academy, St. Joseph's Prep in Philadelphia, Oxford University, Stanford University, Drexel University, Georgetown University, and Penn Athletic Club in Philadelphia.

In 1981, Lyons graduated from the United States Naval Academy. In 1987, he obtained a degree in politics, philosophy and economics from Oxford University. In 1989, he was granted his master's degree in American history by Villanova University. He later also pursued a Ph.D. in military history from Temple University. He has also taught history at the US Naval Academy and Rutgers University.{{Cite web |url=http://www.darden.virginia.edu/web/Executive-Education/Open-Enrollment-Program/External-Faculty/Dan-Lyons/ |title="Daniel K. Lyons" |access-date=August 7, 2012 |archive-date=June 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622013611/http://www.darden.virginia.edu/web/Executive-Education/Open-Enrollment-Program/External-Faculty/Dan-Lyons/ |url-status=dead }}

Lyons is now the president of leadership consultants Team Concepts,[https://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2004-02-20-apprentice-week-seven-side_x.htm "Trump calls picking Henry 'terrible mistake'"] USA Today. February 20, 2004 which counts Alcoa and Johnson & Johnson among its clients and 12 former Olympians on its staff.