Rowing crew of the University of Washington wins the Olympic Gold Medal on August 14, 1936.

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On August 14, 1936, at the Berlin Olympics, the University of Washington eight-oar rowing scull wins a Gold Medal.

The winning crew, coached by Al Ulbrickson, was Robert Moch, coxswain; Roger Morris, bow seat; Charles Day, No. 2 seat; Gordon Adam, No. 3 seat; John White, No. 4 seat; Jim McMillin, No. 5 seat; George 'Shorty' Hunt, No. 6 seat; Joe Rantz, No. 7 seat and Don Hume, stroke. During the 2,000 meter race the University of Washington moved from fifth place at the halfway mark to take first at the finish line a quarter length ahead of Italy.

Sources:
Don Duncan, Washington: The First One Hundred Years: 1889-1989> (Seattle: The Seattle Times, 1989), 63. See also University of Washington Alumni Association, Three-Quarters of a Century at Washington (Seattle: University of Washington Alumni Association, 1941), 25.

By Greg Lange, January 15, 1999

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University of Washington rowing crew, Seattle, 1930s
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