{{short description|American canoeist}} {{for|the 2014 murder victim|Murders of Russell and Shirley Dermond}} '''Russell Charles''' "'''Chick'''" '''Dermond''' (December 31, 1936, in Fair Lawn, New Jersey &ndash; May 9, 2015) was an American sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. His early years were spent in the American Canoe Association as a flatwater racer and began in the wooden "peanut," which was the predecessor of modern kayaks and C boats. A many-time national champion, he competed in the 1956 and 1960 Olympics.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.americancanoe.org/news/231483/Legend-of-Paddling-Chick-Dermond-Passes.htm|title=Legend Of Paddling Chick Dermond Passes|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, he was eliminated in the heats of the K-2 1000 m event. Four years later in Rome, he was eliminated in the repechages of the K-1 4 × 500 m event. He attended as Team Manager in 1972 and later served on the U.S. Olympic Committee.<ref name=":0" /> He was very active in the ACA, serving in a number of governing positions including Sugar Island in the Thousand Islands and Lake Sebago in Harriman State Park.<ref name=":0" />

Dermond was a resident of Westwood, New Jersey.<ref>Fremon, Suzanne S. [https://www.nytimes.com/1972/08/13/archives/state-has-13-on-olympic-team.html "State Has 13 on Olympic Team"], ''The New York Times'', August 13, 1972. Accessed November 22, 2017. "Coaches and managers on Olympic teams from New Jersey are Russell Dermond of Westwood, canoeing; Ernie Seubert of Cedar Grove, road coach of the cycling team; Bert de Nemethy of the equestrian team; Stanley Sieja, armorer of the fencing team; Bill Latzko of West New York, manager of the fencing team; Tom Dalton, manager of the judo team; Col. Bissland Moore, U.S.A. ret., coach and team leader of the modern pentathlon, and Peter Buehning of Short Hills, coach and team leader of the team‐handball."</ref><ref>Lynwander, Linda. [https://www.nytimes.com/1980/01/06/archives/new-jersey-weekly-athletes-medical-center.html "Athletes' Medical Center"], ''The New York Times'', January 6, 1980. Accessed November 23, 2017. "'It sounds almost too good to be true,' said Russell Dermond of Westwood, a member of the Olympic Committee's executive board."</ref>

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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20171201080836/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/russell-dermond-1.html Sports-reference.com Russell Dermond's profile at Sports Reference.com] *[http://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=3097708&fh_id=14583 Russell Dermond's obituary]

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