Gustav-Adolf Moths (born 21 September 1877 in Hamburg, date of death unknown) was a

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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

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. He was the

coxswain The coxswain ( or ) is the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering. The etymology of the word gives a literal meaning of "boat servant" since it comes from ''cock'', referring to the wiktionary:cockboat, cockboat, a ...

with the German crew in the coxed four A semi-final, but he did not compete in the final. However the IOC medal database credits the bronze medal to him and not to Max Ammermann, who participated in the final.

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* 1877 births Year of death missing German coxswains (rowing) Olympic rowers for Germany Rowers at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in rowing German male rowers Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics Place of death missing Rowers from Hamburg {{Germany-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub