Robert Farnan
Robert E. Farnan (born June 11, 1877 in New York City , † January 10, 1939 there ) was an American rower .
Robert Farnan and Joseph Ryan of the Seawanhaka Boat Club from Brooklyn won the 1904 St. Louis Olympics in two-man without a helmsman , four boat lengths ahead of John Mulcahy and William Varley , the Olympic champions in double sculls .
In 1905 Farnan and Ryan won the US title in the four without a helmsman . Jamie McLoughlin , who finished second in a double scull in 1904 , also rowed in this four .
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
- Robert Farnan in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
1904: Farnan , Ryan (USA) | 1908: Fenning , Thomson (GBR) | 1924: Beijnen , Rösingh (NED) | 1928: Moeschter , Müller (GER) | 1932: Clive , Edwards (GBR) | 1936: Eichhorn , Strauss (GER) | 1948: Wilson , Laurie (GBR) | 1952: Logg , Price (USA) | 1956: Fifer , Hecht (USA) | 1960: Boreiko , Golowanow (URS) | 1964: Hungerford , Jackson (CAN) | 1968: Lucke , Bothe (GDR) | 1972: Brietzke , Mager (GDR) | 1976, 1980: J. Landvoigt , B. Landvoigt (GDR) | 1984: Iosub , Toma (ROM) | 1988: Holmes , Redgrave (GBR) | 1992, 1996: Redgrave , Pinsent (GBR) | 2000: Andrieux , Rolland (FRA) | 2004: Ginn , Tomkins (AUS) | 2008: Ginn , Free (AUS) | 2012: Murray , Bond (NZL) | 2016: Murray , Bond (NZL)
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| SURNAME | Farnan, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Farnan, Robert E. (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American rower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 11, 1877 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 10, 1939 |
| Place of death | New York City |