John Geiger

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The Olympic champions from Philadelphia 1900

John Francis Geiger (born March 28, 1873 in Philadelphia , † December 6, 1956 there ) was an American rower . John Geiger 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. At the North American Championships in 1900, DeBaecke and Geiger were absent from the Olympic eight due to illness.

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SURNAME Violinist, john
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Violinist, John Francis (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American rower
DATE OF BIRTH March 28, 1873
PLACE OF BIRTH Philadelphia
DATE OF DEATH December 6, 1956
Place of death Philadelphia