Mervil Larson

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameMervil Condra•Larson
Used nameMervil•Larson
Born9 November 1940 in Orange, California (USA)
Measurements178 cm / 75 kg
AffiliationsUS Army, (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Mervil Larson grew up in Southern California but was in the US Army in 1968, stationed at Fort MacArthur in San Pedro, California. He graduated from Huntington Beach High School in 1958. Larson competed at the 1968 Olympics even though he had only one year experience in canoeing at that time.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1968 Summer Olympics Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) USA Mervil Larson
Kayak Fours, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) United States 5 h2 r2/4