# Lawrence Low

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American sailor

Larry Low Medal record Men's sailing Representing the United States Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne Star

**Lawrence Edgar Low** (August 22, 1920 – July 1, 1996)[1] was an American [sailor](/source/Sailboat_racing) and Olympic champion. He competed at the [1956 Summer Olympics](/source/1956_Summer_Olympics) in [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne), where he received a gold medal in the [star class](/source/Star_(sailboat)) with the boat *Kathleen*, together with [Herbert Williams](/source/Herbert_Williams_(sailor)).[2][3]

Born in [Trenton, New Jersey](/source/Trenton%2C_New_Jersey), Low was raised in the [Green Pond](/source/Green_Pond%2C_New_Jersey) section of [Rockaway Township, New Jersey](/source/Rockaway_Township%2C_New_Jersey).[4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Lawrence E. Low"](http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/ssdi/doc/ssdi/v1:112F83B2C4D7A44F). genealogybank. Retrieved October 24, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-db-ol-YAT1956_2-0)** ["1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Sailing"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070827094646/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=14&sp=YAT). *databaseOlympics.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=14&sp=YAT) on August 27, 2007. Retrieved April 18, 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; [Mallon, Bill](/source/Bill_Mallon); et al. ["Larry Low"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161203133944/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lo/larry-low-1.html). *Olympics at Sports-Reference.com*. [Sports Reference LLC](/source/Sports_Reference). Archived from [the original](http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lo/larry-low-1.html) on December 3, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Trenton Olympians](https://ellarslie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Trenton-Olympians-2020-2nd-Gold-Website-1.pdf), [Trenton City Museum](/source/Trenton_City_Museum). Accessed August 17, 2022. "Larry Low was born in Trenton and lived in Green Pond, NJ."

## External links

- [Lawrence Edgar Low](https://web.archive.org/web/20241130/https://www.sailing.org/sailor/lawrence-edgar-low?ref=USALL24) at [World Sailing](/source/World_Sailing) (archived, [alternate link](https://web.archive.org/web/20241130/https://www.sailing.org/sailor/?ref=USALL24))

- [Lawrence Edgar Low](https://olympics.com/en/athletes/lawrence-edgar-low) at [Olympics.com](/source/International_Olympic_Committee)

- [Larry Low](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/62824) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia)

v t e Olympic champions in Star 1932: Gilbert Gray & Andrew Libano (USA) 1936: Peter Bischoff & Hans-Joachim Weise (GER) 1948: Hilary Smart & Paul Smart (USA) 1952: Agostino Straulino & Nicolò Rode (ITA) 1956: Herbert Williams & Lawrence Low (USA) 1960: Timir Pinegin & Fyodor Shutkov (URS) 1964: Durward Knowles & Cecil Cooke (BAH) 1968: Lowell North & Peter Barrett (USA) 1972: David Forbes & John Anderson (AUS) 1980: Valentin Mankin & Aleksandr Muzychenko (URS) 1984: William Earl Buchan & Steven Erickson (USA) 1988: Michael McIntyre & Bryn Vaile (GBR) 1992: Mark Reynolds & Hal Haenel (USA) 1996: Torben Grael & Marcelo Ferreira (BRA) 2000: Mark Reynolds & Magnus Liljedahl (USA) 2004: Torben Grael & Marcelo Ferreira (BRA) 2008: Iain Percy & Andrew Simpson (GBR) 2012: Fredrik Lööf & Max Salminen (SWE)

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