Founded by former collegiate rower, Larry O’Toole, Gentle Giant has always relied on athletes from diverse backgrounds to fill our ranks. Since its inception, Gentle Giant has found that current and former athletes make the best movers. These individuals possess the strength, stamina, and attitude that it takes to turn a challenging job into something rewarding; and because of that our customers reap all the benefit.
Some Gentle Giant athletes have accomplished incredible success in the arena of competition. We are proud to have employed everyone from professional football players to Olympic gold medalists. Below is a list of some of the most notable.
Embed from Getty ImagesATHLETE | SPORT | COMPETITION | RESULT |
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Tom Kiefer | Rowing | USA M4+, 1984 Olympics | Silver Medal |
Tom Darling | Rowing | USA M8+, 1984 Olympics | Silver Medal |
Doug Burden | Rowing | USA M4+, 1986 World Championships | Bronze Medal |
Vladimir Banjanac | Rowing | Yugoslavia M4+, 1988 Olympics | |
Mike Porterfield | Rowing | USA M4-, 1991 World Championships | Silver Medal |
John Moore | Rowing | USA M2+, 1991 & 1993 World Championships | |
Jeff McLaughlin | Rowing | USA M4-, 1992 Olympics | Silver Medal |
Ed Bell | Rowing | USA M4x, 1993 World Championships | |
Chris Swan | Rowing | USA M4+, 1994 World Championships | Silver Medal |
Jon Brown | Rowing | USA M8+, 1994 World Championships | Gold Medal |
Dave Lefebvre | Rowing | USA M2+, 1996 World Championships | |
Jamie Koven | Rowing | USA M1x, 1997 World Championships | Gold Medal |
Dave Sanderson | Rowing | USA LM4x, 1999 World Championships | |
Matt Kalapinski | Football | NFL Miami Dolphins Fullback | |
Elena Menegakis | Rowing | USA W4-, 2001-2002 World Championships | |
Ian Coveny | Rowing | USA 2000-2001 World Championships | |
Judah Rome | Rowing | USA LM4x, 2003 Pan-Am Games | Bronze Medal |
Wade Winkler | Hockey | European Professional Hockey, 2003-2007 | |
Wyatt Allen | Rowing | USA M8+, 2004 Olympics | Gold Medal |
Chris Jarvis | Rowing | Canadian M2-, 2004 Olympics | |
Sean Wolf | Rowing | USA LM2-, 2001; LM4x, 2005 | |
Diamond Ferri | Football | NFL and CFL Defensive Back (Giants, Falcons, Cardinals) | |
Pat Godfrey | Rowing | USA M2+, 2006 & 2007 World Championships | |
Shane O’Mara | Rowing | USA M4x, 2005 & 2006 World Championships | |
Dan Walsh | Rowing | USA M8+, 2008 Olympics | Bronze Medal |
Jeff Forrester | Rowing | USA LM8+, 2007 World Championships | |
Matt Muffelman | Rowing | USA LM8+, 2008 World Championships | Gold Medal |
Matt Cooney | Baseball | Boston Red Sox Single A Catcher, 2008-2009 | |
Hilary Saeger | Rowing | USA LW4x, 2009, 2011, 2013 World Championships | Silver Medal |
Monty Mack | Basketball | European Professional Basketball, 2001-2011 | |
Will Miller | Rowing | USA M8+, 2012 Olympics | |
Andrew Hashway | Rowing | USA LM8+, 2012 World Championships | |
Katy Augustyn | Rugby | USA 2014 & 2017 World Cup teams | |
Ceslovas Kucinskas | Basketball | British Professional Basketball League | |
Sabi Varga | Ballet | Boston Ballet – Soloist | |
Dominique Powell | Basketball | WABA Cyclones |