Conn Findlay

Conn Findlay

1956 U.S. Olympic champions in the coxed pairs. Left to right, standing: Dan Ayrault, Conn Findlay and coach George Yeomans Pocock, sitting Kurt Seiffert.
Personal information
Full name	Francis Conn Findlay[1]
Born	April 24, 1930 (1930-04-24) Stockton, California, U.S.
Died	April 8, 2021 (2021-04-09) (aged 90) San Mateo, California, U.S.
Medal record Representing the  United States Olympic Games Men's rowing 1956 Melbourne Coxed pair 1964 Tokyo Coxed pair 1960 Rome Coxed pair Men's sailing 1976 Montreal Tempest class

Francis Conn Findlay (April 24, 1930 – April 8, 2021) was an American Olympic rower and sailor. He won four Olympic medals in those two sports, including two golds in coxed pair. He was also part of the America's Cup sailing crews that won in 1974 and 1977. He is one of 11 sailors to have won both the America's Cup and an Olympic medal.

Findlay started competitive rowing while attending the University of Southern California. He participated in his first Olympic Games in 1956, winning his first gold medal in coxed pair. After finishing third in that discipline at the Olympics four years later, he recaptured gold at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He did not make another Olympic appearance for 12 years until returning in 1976, switching to sailing and securing bronze in Tempest class.