Ian Turner (rower)

{{Short description|American rower (1925–2010)}}

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{{MedalSport | Men's rowing}}

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{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold| 1948 London|Eight}}

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Ian Gordon Turner (May 11, 1925 – October 11, 2010) was an American competition rower and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the men's eight at the 1948 Summer Olympics, as a member of the American team.[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tu/ian-turner-1.html Profile: Ian Turner] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303232521/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tu/ian-turner-1.html |date=2012-03-03 }} sports.reference.com (Retrieved on 8 December 2010) His brother David Turner was on the same Olympic team. Turner was born in Oakland, California and died there in 2010.