Duvall Hecht
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Duvall Hecht is an American
competition rower
and Olympic champion.
He received a gold medal in the pair without coxswain (with James Fifer
) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
in Melbourne
.
A pioneer of the audio book
industry, Hecht founded Books on Tape, Inc. in 1975. He later sold the company to Random House Publishing.
Before that, he obtained a Master's degree in Journalism from Stanford University and was a Marine pilot.
Hecht established the rowing team at University of California, Irvine in 1965. Later he went on to coach the rowing team of UCLA before coming back to Irvine in the 90's. Hecht once again returned as the head coach of the men's varsity rowing program at UCI in the fall of 2008.
United States
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competition rower
Sport rowing
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
and Olympic champion.
He received a gold medal in the pair without coxswain (with James Fifer
James Fifer
James Fifer is an American former competition rower and Olympic champion.He received a gold medal in coxless pairs with Duvall Hecht at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.-References:...
) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
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.
A pioneer of the audio book
Audio book
An audiobook or audio book is a recording of a text being read. It is not necessarily an exact audio version of a book or magazine.Spoken audio has been available in schools and public libraries and to a lesser extent in music shops since the 1930s. Many spoken word albums were made prior to the...
industry, Hecht founded Books on Tape, Inc. in 1975. He later sold the company to Random House Publishing.
Before that, he obtained a Master's degree in Journalism from Stanford University and was a Marine pilot.
Hecht established the rowing team at University of California, Irvine in 1965. Later he went on to coach the rowing team of UCLA before coming back to Irvine in the 90's. Hecht once again returned as the head coach of the men's varsity rowing program at UCI in the fall of 2008.