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 coaching the UTC rowing team | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Robert Douglas Espeseth Jr. | ||||||||||||||
| Born | October 25, 1953 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Rowing coach | ||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1989–present | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Olympics
editEspeseth was a participant in the 1976 Summer Olympics and an alternate on the US rowing team for the 1980 Summer Olympics[1] but did not compete due to the U.S. Olympic Committee's 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] Espeseth and teammates 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]
World championship
editAt 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]
Halls of fame
editA University of Wisconsin–Madison alumnus, Espeseth is a member of the UW Athletic Hall of Fame, UW Rowing Hall of Fame,[5] and the US Rowing Hall of Fame.[6]
As of 2014[update], Espeseth is currently the coach of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Rowing Mocs.
Coaching positions
edit- Crew Coach (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga) (1989?–present)
- Coordinator of Club Sports (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga)[7]
References
edit- ^ 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.