John Lifted
John Gray Hoben (May 1884 in Greenpoint , New York City , † July 5, 1915 in Long Island City , New York City) was an American rower .
John Hoben started for the Long Island-based New York Ravenswood Boat Club .
In 1904 Hoben rowed with Jamie McLoughlin in double sculls . With the Olympic Games 1904 in St. Louis won John Mulcahy and William Varley from also in New York-based Atalanta Boat Club with two boat lengths ahead of Hoben and McLoughlin.
Hoben was a member of the New York National Guard and worked as a civil engineer on subway construction. He died of pneumonia.
literature
- Karl Lennartz : The games of the III. 1904 Olympics in St. Louis . AGON Verlag Kassel 2004 ISBN 3-89784-259-9 (p. 202)
Web links
- John Hoben in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lifted up, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hoben, John Gray (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American rower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Greenpoint , New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 5, 1915 |
| Place of death | Long Island City , New York City |