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Westchester Native Glenn Florio, Olympian, Champion Rower At Fordham, Dies At 53 Westchester Native Glenn Florio, Olympian, Champion Rower At Fordham, Dies At 53
Westchester Native Glenn Florio, Olympian, Champion Rower At Fordham, Dies At 53 A former Olympic rower from Westchester who was as comfortable on the water as he was on land died unexpectedly at the age of 53. Rye native Glenn Florio, a member of the 1988 United States Olympic Rowing team in the double scull who won a bronze medal in the 1986 World Rowing Championships in the lightweight single scull died on Monday, Oct. 26 of unknown causes. Florio earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Fordham University where he was a gold medalist in the single scull at the Collegiate National Championships.  He was a four-time United States high school champion in the s…

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