Joseph Amlong

Thomas and Joseph Amlong (1964 in Amsterdam)

Joseph "Joe" Brian Amlong (born December 17, 1936 in Haines , Alaska , † July 1, 2019 in Vero Beach , Florida ) was an American rower .

Joseph Amlong began rowing in Belgium when his father was stationed there. Joseph Amlong graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1961 and was then stationed at Fort Knox . He and his brother Thomas were members of the Vesper Boat Club in Philadelphia. In 1963 the Amlong brothers took second place in Henley in a double . At the 1964 Olympic Games , the Vesper Boat Club was the first club to place the US eighth and not a university. The US eight was an outsider against the favored Germany eight . The two boats met in the first run and the Germany eight won with a lead of 0.28 seconds. In the final, the US boat won by over five seconds.

After his sporting career, Joseph Amlong served in the US Air Force for another twenty years and ended his military career as a captain .

literature

Volker Kluge : Summer Olympic Games. The Chronicle II. London 1948 - Tokyo 1964. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-328-00740-7 .

Web links

Joseph Amlong in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

^ Obituary for Joseph Amlong. Retrieved May 28, 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Amlong, Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Amlong, Joseph Brian (full name); Amlong, Joe (short name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American rower
DATE OF BIRTH	December 17, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH	Haines (Alaska)
DATE OF DEATH	1st July 2019
Place of death	Vero Beach

[1] Obituary for Joseph Amlong. Retrieved May 28, 2020 .