Matt Rich (rower)

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Matt Rich (born April 30, 1975) is a retired American rower.

Rich was born in 1975 in Westmont, United States. He rowed for Princeton TC and took up rowing in 1994. [1] At the 2003 World Rowing Championships in Milan, Italy, he won a gold medal in the men's coxed pair, alongside Dan Beery as stroke and Andrew Kelly as coxswain. [2]

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References

  1. "Matt Rich". International Rowing Federation . Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  2. "(M2+) Men's Coxed Pair - Final". International Rowing Federation . Retrieved November 4, 2017.