Robert Moch

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Robert Gaston "Bob" Moch (born June 20, 1914 in Montesano , Washington , † January 18, 2005 in Issaquah , Washington) was an American rower . As the helmsman of the eighth at the University of Washington , he became Olympic champion at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin .

Moch died at the age of 90 from complications from a stroke that he suffered in his home on January 7, 2005.

literature

James Daniel Brown : The Miracle of Berlin: How nine rowers brought the Nazis to their knees . Translation by Wolfram Ströle. Munich: Riemann, 2015 ISBN 978-3-641-09330-3

Web links

Obituary (English)
Robert Moch in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )

personal data
SURNAME	Moch, Robert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Moch, Robert Gaston; bob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American rower
DATE OF BIRTH	June 20, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH	Montesano
DATE OF DEATH	January 18, 2005
Place of death	Issaquah