From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American rower
Robert Espeseth
Espeseth coaching the
UTC rowing team
Full name Robert Douglas Espeseth Jr. Born (1953-10-25 ) October 25, 1953 (age 71) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , U.S.Occupation Rowing coach Years active 1989–present
Robert Douglas Espeseth Jr. (born October 25, 1953) an American former competitive rower and Olympic medal winner. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania .[ 1]
Espeseth was a participant in the 1976 Summer Olympics and an alternate on the US rowing team for the 1980 Summer Olympics [ 1] boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russia. He was one of 461 athletes to receive a Congressional Gold Medal many years later.[ 2] Douglas Herland and Kevin Still won the bronze medal in the Men's Pair with coxswain (2+) event with a time of 7:12.81 at the 1984 Summer Olympics .[ 3]
At the 1986 World Championships in Nottingham , England , he placed first in the coxless 4 (4-) boat and took third place the following year in the same event in Copenhagen , Denmark .[citation needed He was considered one of the favorites to win the coxed pair in the 1988 Summer Olympics with partner Daniel Lyons , but became sick and was unable to compete.[ 4]
A University of Wisconsin–Madison alumnus, Espeseth is a member of the UW Athletic Hall of Fame, UW Rowing Hall of Fame,[ 5] [ 6]
As of 2014[update] University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Rowing Mocs.
Crew Coach (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga) (1989?–present)
Coordinator of Club Sports (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga)[ 7]
^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "Robert Espeseth Jr" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved March 21, 2011 . ^ Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry (2008). Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games . Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-0942257403 ^ "1984 Summer Olympics: Rowing" . databaseolympics.com . Archived from the original on May 17, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2011 .^ Mergen, Mike (August 15, 2004). "Rowing teaches teamwork lessons" . USA Today . ^ Taylor, Bradley (2005). Wisconsin Where They Row . University of Wisconsin Press. p. 143. ISBN 0-299-20530-4 ^ "Rowing Hall of Fame" . Hickok Sports. Archived from the original on February 23, 2002. Retrieved March 21, 2011 .^ "UTC Campus Recreation" . University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Retrieved March 21, 2011 .
1962 : Gerd Wolter , Dagobert Thometschek , Peter Paustian , Christian Prey )1966 : Frank Forberger , Frank Rühle , Dieter Grahn , Dieter Schubert )1970 : Frank Forberger , Frank Rühle , Dieter Grahn , Dieter Schubert )1974 : Siegfried Brietzke , Andreas Decker , Stefan Semmler , Wolfgang Mager )1975 : Siegfried Brietzke , Andreas Decker , Stefan Semmler , Wolfgang Mager )1977 : Wolfgang Mager , Stefan Semmler , Andreas Decker , Siegfried Brietzke )1978 : Vladimir Predbradzensky , Nikolay Kuznetsov , Valeriy Dolinin , Anatoly Nemtyryov )1979 : Wolfgang Mager , Andreas Decker , Stefan Semmler , Siegfried Brietzke )1981 : Aleksey Kamkin , Valeriy Dolinin , Aleksandr Kulagin , Vitaliy Eliseyev )1982 : Bruno Saile , Jürg Weitnauer , Hans-Konrad Trümpler , Stefan Netzle )1983 : Norbert Keßlau , Volker Grabow , Jörg Puttlitz , Guido Grabow )1985 : Norbert Keßlau , Volker Grabow , Jörg Puttlitz , Guido Grabow )1986 : Ted Swinford , Daniel Lyons , John Riley , Robert Espeseth )1987 : Jens Luedecke , Thomas Greiner , Ralf Brudel , Olaf Förster )1989 : Jens Luedecke , Thomas Greiner , Ralf Brudel , Olaf Förster )1990 : Nick Green , Mike McKay , James Tomkins , Samuel Patten )1991 : Andrew Cooper , Nick Green , Mike McKay , James Tomkins )1993 : Michel Andrieux , Daniel Fauché , Philippe Lot , Jean-Christophe Rolland )1994 : Riccardo Dei Rossi , Raffaello Leonardo , Valter Molea , Carlo Mornati )1995 : Riccardo Dei Rossi , Raffaello Leonardo , Valter Molea , Carlo Mornati )1997 : James Cracknell , Tim Foster , Matthew Pinsent , Steve Redgrave )1998 : James Cracknell , Tim Foster , Matthew Pinsent , Steve Redgrave )1999 : James Cracknell , Steve Redgrave , Ed Coode , Matthew Pinsent )2001 : Toby Garbett , Steve Williams , Ed Coode , Rick Dunn )2002 : Sebastian Thormann , Paul Dienstbach , Philipp Stüer , Bernd Heidicker )2003 : Cameron Baerg , Thomas Herschmiller , Jake Wetzel , Barney Williams )2005 : Steve Williams , Pete Reed , Alex Partridge , Andrew Triggs Hodge )2006 : Steve Williams , Pete Reed , Alex Partridge , Andrew Triggs Hodge )2007 : Carl Meyer , James Dallinger , Eric Murray , Hamish Bond )2009 : Alex Partridge , Richard Egington , Alex Gregory , Matt Langridge )2010 : Jean-Baptiste Macquet , Germain Chardin , Julien Desprès , Dorian Mortelette )2011 : Matt Langridge , Richard Egington , Tom James , Alex Gregory )2013 : Boaz Meylink , Kaj Hendriks , Mechiel Versluis , Robert Lücken )2014 : Alex Gregory , Moe Sbihi , George Nash , Andrew Triggs Hodge )2015 : Marco Di Costanzo , Matteo Castaldo , Matteo Lodo , Giuseppe Vicino )2017 : Joshua Hicks , Spencer Turrin , Jack Hargreaves , Alexander Hill )2018 : Joshua Hicks , Spencer Turrin , Jack Hargreaves , Alexander Hill )2019 : Mateusz Wilangowski , Mikołaj Burda , Marcin Brzeziński , Michał Szpakowski )2022 : William Stewart , Sam Nunn , David Ambler , Freddie Davidson )2023 : Oliver Wilkes , David Ambler , Matt Aldridge , Freddie Davidson )
