Name Robert Moch | Role Olympic athlete | |
 | ||
Died January 18, 2005, Sammamish, Washington, United States | ||
Robert Gaston "Bob" Moch (June 20, 1914 – January 18, 2005) was an American rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born and raised in Montesano, Washington.
In the 1936 Olympics he won the gold medal as coxswain of the American boat in the eights competition.
His role as a coxswain for the University of Washington and Olympic crew is explored in the 2013 non-fiction book by author Daniel James Brown, The Boys in the Boat.
References
Robert Moch Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA