Duvall Young Hecht (April 23, 1930 – February 10, 2022) was an American competition rower and Olympic champion.

He received a gold medal in the pair without coxswain (with James Fifer) at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.

[3] Before that, he obtained a master's degree in Journalism from Stanford University and was a pilot in the United States Marine Corps.

After receiving his master's degree, Hecht went on to teach English at Menlo College in Atherton, California.

Hecht once again returned as the head coach of the men's varsity rowing program at UCI in the fall of 2008.