Michael Richardson Bach (born July 25, 1960 in
Staten Island, New York) is an American former competitive rower and Olympic silver medalist.
Career
A three-year letterman at Cornell University, he rowed in the No.3 seat of the heavyweight varsity eight-oared crew which won the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) championship in both 1981 and 1982. The Cornell varsity eight competed for the Grand Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta in 1981, while the 1982 varsity went on to place second at the Cincinnati Regatta in 1982. As a sophomore in 1980, he also rowed in the No.3 seat in the junior varsity eight which won the IRA championship. As a member of the U.S. rowing team, he rowed in the four-man with coxswain crew which won a silver medal at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. He was a graduate of William H. Hall High School in West Hartford, Conn.
At the
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...
, Bach finished in 2nd place in the men's coxed fours competition with
Edwards Ives,
Thomas Kiefer
Thomas Nisbit "Tom" Kiefer (born February 25, 1958 in Sharon, Connecticut) is a former American competitive rower and Olympic silver medalist.
Career
At the 1984 Summer Olympics, Kiefer finished in 2nd place in the men's coxed fours competition ...
,
Gregory Springer
Gregory Thomas Springer (born February 13, 1961, in Woodland Hills, California) is an American former competitive rower and Olympic silver medalist.
Career
At the 1984 Summer Olympics (preceded by 4 years at the University of California at Irv ...
, and
John Stillings
John Stuart Stillings (born July 23, 1955 in Sedro-Woolley, Washington) is an American former competitive rower and Olympic silver medalist.
Career
Stillings was the coxswain of the U.S. men’s four with coxswain that won the silver medal in ...
.
References
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1960 births
Living people
Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for the United States in rowing
American male rowers
Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
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