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The final race, men's eights, was won by a working-class United States team from the University of Washington who, in what had become their trademark, started slow and outsprinted the competition to an exceedingly close finish, with only one second separating the top three finishers at the end of a six-and-a-half minute race.
The men's eight competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics took place at Grünau Regatta Course in Berlin, Germany. The event was held from 12 to 14 August, and was won by a United States crew from the University of Washington. [1] There were 14 boats (126 competitors) from 14 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event.
The Guardian stated, "The US rowing team's victory at Hitler's 1936 Olympics is charted in a dramatic Depression-era account destined for Hollywood." [7] The News Journal includes a positive review from John Schoonver, a coxswain at St. Andrews School in 1959, who claimed that "It [the book] shows a remarkable story about the perseverance of ...
Joe Rantz's gold medal from the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics, currently on display at the Conibear Shellhouse, University of Washington campus courtesy of the Rantz family Joseph Harry Rantz (March 31, 1914 – September 10, 2007) was an American rower who won Olympic gold in the men's eight at the 1936 Summer Olympics .
The United States competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. The Americans finished second in the medal table behind the hosts. 359 competitors, 313 men and 46 women, took part in 127 events in 21 sports. [1] [2] [3]
Robert Gaston Moch (June 20, 1914 – January 18, 2005) was an American coxswain who won Olympic gold at the 1936 Summer Olympics. [1] Moch was born and raised in Montesano, Washington. He was the class valedictorian at Montesano High in 1932. His father, Gaston Moch, was a Jewish immigrant watchmaker and jeweler from Switzerland. [2]
In 1936, he won the Olympic gold medal rowing in the stroke seat of the American boat in the eights competition. [4] His role in the University of Washington eight and their Olympic victory is explored in the 2013 non-fiction book by author Daniel James Brown, The Boys in the Boat. [3] During WWII Hume served in the merchant marine. Post-war ...
James Burge McMillin (March 8, 1914 – August 22, 2005) was an American rower who won Olympic gold at the 1936 Summer Olympics. McMillin was born in Seattle and raised in the Queen Anne Hill area. McMillin rowed in the University of Washington senior varsity eights which won US national Intercollegiate Rowing Association titles in 1936 and ...