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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.
Jan 8, 2024 · Bob Moch, Gold Medalist, 1936 USA Men's Olympic Eight. At an NRF Hall of Fame luncheon in 2000, Kent Mitchell was the moderator for a series of comments by members of seven different USA Olympic gold medal crews.
Jan 20, 2005 · Robert "Bob" Moch was the coxswain of the 1936 gold medal winning Olympic crew. He was promoted to varsity coxswain shortly before the Poughkeepsie Regatta; he was coxswain of the Junior Varsity crew for most of his junior year.
Jun 4, 2017 · The first—and most famous—was Bobby Moch (BA 1936), the coxswain who led “The Boys in the Boat” to glory at the 1936 Olympics. Raised in the foggy logging town of Montesano and diminished by a botched appendectomy when he was a kid, Moch earned his seat in the Husky varsity eight with unrivaled wit and unyielding tenacity.
Jan 22, 2005 · ISSAQUAH, Wash., Jan. 21 - Bob Moch, who was coxswain of the University of Washington crew that made a breathtaking come-from-behind victory to win a gold medal in front of Hitler at the 1936...
Jul 29, 2014 · In June of 1936, after the Huskies beat UC Berkeley on Lake Washington, they traveled to Poughkeepsie, NY to compete in the Intercollegiate Rowing Association's Championship Regatta. Held on the Hudson River, the competition was viewed as rowing's national title event.
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Upperclassman Bobby Moch emerged as a smart -- and determined -- coxswain. Since 1978, Coxswains have used an amplification system commonly called a CoxBox, but in the 1930's Moch used a...
