George Dietz

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George John Dietz (born January 9, 1880 in St. Louis , † April 19, 1965 in New York City ) was an American rower .

At the Olympic Games in St. Louis in 1904, only boats from the United States won the five Olympic boat classes. Four winning boats came from rowing clubs on the east coast. Only in the four without a helmsman did all three boats come from the host city of St. Louis. The Century Boat Club boat with Arthur Stockhoff , August Erker , George Dietz and Albert Nasse won by two boat lengths ahead of the Mound City Rowing Club boat .

George Dietz was later for many years the manager of the Shardell Hotel in St. Louis.

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SURNAME Dietz, George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dietz, George John (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American rower
DATE OF BIRTH January 9, 1880
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Louis
DATE OF DEATH April 19, 1965
Place of death New York City