James Benner Juvenal (January 12, 1874 – September 1, 1942) was an American

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is ...

, born in

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, who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics and in the 1904 Summer Olympics. Juvenal began rowing when he was 19 years old and won his first race in 1893. He won the Middle States regatta in Scranton, Pennsylvania rowing in an aluminum shell which was reportedly the first time this type of boat was used in competition. In 1900, he was part of the American boat from the ''

Vesper Boat Club The Vesper Boat Club is an amateur rowing club located at #10 Boathouse Row in the historic Boathouse Row of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1865 as the Washington Barge Club, the Club changed its name to Vesper Boat Club in 1870. Vesper' ...

'', which won the gold medal in the men's eight. Four years later, he won the silver medal in the

single sculls A single scull (or a scull) is a rowing boat designed for a single person who propels the boat with two oars, one in each hand. Racing boats (often called "shells") are long, narrow, and broadly semi-circular in cross-section in order to minim ...

. He won over 100 races between 1893 and 1906 including the 1902 National Association single sculls championship and six consecutive championships of the Schuykill Navy. He became a professional rowing coach in 1906 and worked with

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and Penn Barge Club. He worked at the

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for over 40 years. He died on September 1, 1942 and was interred at

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in Philadelphia.

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* * * 1874 births 1942 deaths American male rowers Burials at Laurel Hill Cemetery (Philadelphia) Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in rowing Olympic silver medalists for the United States in rowing Rowers at the 1900 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1904 Summer Olympics Rowers from Philadelphia Rowing coaches {{US-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub