Edward Marsh (rower)

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The Olympic champions from Philadelphia 1900

Edward "Ed" Marsh (born February 12, 1874 in Philadelphia , † October 10, 1932 there ) was an American rower . Edward Marsh rowed for the Vesper Boat Club Philadelphia .

When the Olympic rowing competitions were held for the first time at the Olympic Games in Paris in 1900 , the eighth of the Vesper Boat Club was the only American boat at the start. William Carr , Harry DeBaecke , John Exley , John Geiger , Edwin Hedley , James Juvenal , Roscoe Lockwood , Edward Marsh and helmsman Louis Abell won with six seconds ahead of the Belgian eighth.

Marsh won six US and two Canadian championships by 1902. He later worked as a coach at the West Philadelphia Boat Club .

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  • Ed Marsh in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
personal data
SURNAME Marsh, Edward
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Marsh, Ed
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American rower
DATE OF BIRTH February 12, 1874
PLACE OF BIRTH Philadelphia
DATE OF DEATH October 10, 1932
Place of death Philadelphia