David Turner (rower)

{{short description|American rower}}

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{{MedalSport | Men's rowing}}

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{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold| 1948 London|Eight}}

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David Lindsay "Dave" Turner (September 23, 1923 – June 26, 2015) was an American competition rower and Olympic champion, naval aviator in World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War and later hurricane hunter for the US Navy and NOAA. Born in Oakland, California, he won a gold medal in the men's eight at the 1948 Summer Olympics, as a member of the American team.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tu/dave-turner-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418102013/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tu/dave-turner-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |title=Profile: Dave Turner |access-date= December 10, 2008}} His brother Ian was on the same Olympic team.{{cite news|title=David "Dave" Lindsay Turner|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/insidebayarea/obituary.aspx?pid=175199573|access-date=2 July 2015|publisher=Inside Bay Area|date=3 July 2015}}