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Robert Moch. 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 ...
Jul 29, 2014 · Tweet. This account of Bob Moch, the coxswain on the University of Washington's 8-man crew that won gold in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, was written by Stephen Sadis. It appears in Distant Replay! Washington's Jewish Sports Heroes, a book curated, designed, and edited by Sadis and published in 2014 by the Washington State Jewish Historical Society.
Jan 8, 2024 · Among them was Bob Moch, the coxswain of Washington's 1936 eight, whose quest for the Olympic Gold medal has received worldwide acclaim in the recent book "Boys In The Boat" by Daniel James Brown. I was fortunate to be the moderator at that luncheon, and took a small tape recorder with me to record the comments of these great Olympians.
Mar 1, 2005 · Bob Moch, 1914-2005. Robert G. Moch, ’36, former UW Alumni Association president and coxswain of the UW varsity eight that won the gold medal in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, died Jan. 18 at the age of 90. Though best known as the leader of the gold medal team that triumphed over Hitler’s German team, Moch was a lifelong member of the UW community.
Jul 22, 2014 · The 1936 University of Washington crew that won the gold medal at the Berlin Olympic Games. Left to right: Donald Hume, Joe Rantz, George Hunt, Jim McMillin, Johnny White, Gordon Adam, Charles Day and Roger Morris. Coxswain Bobby Moch is kneeling. / University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, UW2234. By David Eskenazi and Steve Rudman
- David Eskenazi
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 ...
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The Washington varsity boys practice in Poughkeepsie, New York on June 15, 1936 despite heavy winds. They would race for the national championship on June 22. Credit: Bettmann/Corbis. On June 22 ...
