Charles Ewing Armstrong (October 23, 1881 – March 12, 1952) was an American

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

who competed in the

1904 Summer Olympics The 1904 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the III Olympiad and also known as St. Louis 1904) were an international multi-sport event held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from 1 July to 23 November 1904. Many events were conducted ...

. He was born in

Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

. In 1904, he was part of the American boat that won the gold medal in the men's eight.

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* * * 1881 births 1952 deaths Rowers from Philadelphia Rowers at the 1904 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in rowing American male rowers Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub