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River & Rowing Museum Henley on Thames. Rowing in the Olympic Games. Christopher Dodd. Saturday 3 November 2012 FISA Coaches Conference, Limerick. 1894: Pierre de Coubertin founds the IOC 1896 Athens: First modern Games - rowing cancelled. 1908 London: The first organised Games.
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Rowing in the Olympic Games Christopher Dodd Saturday 3 November 2012 FISA Coaches Conference, Limerick
1894: Pierre de Coubertin founds the IOC1896 Athens: First modern Games - rowing cancelled
1920 Antwerp: Kelly versus Beresford1924 Paris: Benjamin Spock wins 8+ with Yale
1928 Amsterdam: Henry Pearce pauses for ducks and wins the 1x 1932 Los Angeles: Hugh ‘Jumbo’ Edwards wins two golds on the same day
First torch relayFirst commentaryBeresford wins fifth medalCase of the blind starter 1936 Berlin