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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.
Jul 29, 2014 · Moch was the only senior. 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.
Jan 8, 2024 · After presenting a short summary of the accomplishments of these crews, I turned the mike over to Bob Moch, who told us about his 1936 race. My tape was only recently re-discovered in the archives of the National Rowing Foundation, and has not been heard by anyone until now.
Mar 1, 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.
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...
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Jan 20, 2005 · Huskies rowing great Moch dies. Bob Moch, coxswain of the 1936 University of Washington eight-oared crew that won the Olympic gold medal in front of Adolph Hitler, has died at age 90.
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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...
