Herbert Morris
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Representing the  United States
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1936 Berlin | Eight |
Herbert Roger Morris (July 16, 1915 – July 22, 2009) was an American rower, born in Seattle, an Olympic gold medallist at Berlin 1936.[1]
Morris had rowed on Puget Sound as a boy and took up sweep-oar rowing at the University of Washington. He rowed in UW senior varsity eights which won US national Intercollegiate Rowing Association titles in 1936 and 1937.[2] At the 1936 Summer Olympics, he won the gold medal rowing in the bow seat of the American boat in the men's eight competition.[1][3]
Morris was a mechanical engineering graduate. In his professional career he worked on large scale dredging projects in the Seattle area.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b Lange, Greg (1999-01-15). "HistoryLink: Rowing crew of the University of Washington wins the Olympic Gold Medal on August 14, 1936". HistoryLink.org. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
- ^ a b Brown, Daniel James (2013). The Boys In The Boat, Viking / Penguin Group, New York. ISBN 978-0-670-02581-7.
- ^ Withers, Bud (July 24, 2009). "Huskies' last surviving member of 1936 Olympic-gold crew team dies". The Seattle Times.
External links[]
 Olympic champions – Men's eight | |
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See also: 1972 New Zealand eight · 1984 Canadian men's eight |
Categories:
- 1915 births
- 2009 deaths
- Rowers from Seattle
- American male rowers
- Rowers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in rowing
- University of Washington alumni
- Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics