Bob Jaugstetter
Personal information
BornJune 15, 1948 (1948-06-15) (age 75)
Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles Men's eights

Robert C. "Bob" Jaugstetter (born June 15, 1948 in Savannah, Georgia) is an American former competitive coxswain on U.S. National Crews and U.S. Olympic Crews.[1]

Education

Jaugstetter is a 1970 graduate of Saint Joseph's University.

Olympics

Jaugstetter qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was not able to 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] He was a member of the American men's eights team that won silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

Coaching career

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bob Jaugstetter". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04.
  2. Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry. Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-0942257403.


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