- Date
- 1999-08-28
- Kind
- Sports
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- sportsfamilycommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Billy Belden, grandson of Beaver Island summer residents Red and Pat Rowley, won the single-scull rowing gold medal at the 1999 Pan-American Games. The Beacon credits Donegal Bay practice beginning at age seven as part of his rowing development.
Evidence limits
The newspaper profile does not provide official race results beyond the medal and event description.
Sources
- Reports Billy Belden’s single-scull gold medal at the 1999 Pan-American Games, his Donegal Bay training from age seven, and his family’s long Beaver Island summer connection. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1999-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the rowing profile.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1999-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island summer connection reaches the Pan-American Games rowing podium in 1999”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-rowley-grandson-pan-american-games-rowing-gold-1999/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1999, “Beaver Island-Trained Rowing Gold Medalist!” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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