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Mike Altman
Michael Altman (born August 21, 1975) is an American lightweight rowing, lightweight rower. He won a gold medal at the July 2008 World Rowing Championships in Ottensheim with the lightweight men's Eight (rowing), eight. At the August Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics, he came eleventh with the Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's lightweight coxless four, lightweight coxless four. Altman received his undergraduate degree at the Walsh School of Foreign Service after graduating from Redwood High School (Larkspur, California), Redwood High School. He went on to earn his MBA at UCLA. References 1975 births Living people American male rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for the United States Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers of the United States Redwood High School (Larkspur, California) alumni Walsh School of Foreign Service alumni UCLA Anderson School of Management alumni {{US-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowing (sport)
Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is divided into two disciplines: sculling and sweep rowing. In sculling, each rower holds two oars—one in each hand, while in sweep rowing each rower holds one oar with both hands. There are several boat classes in which athletes may compete, ranging from single sculls, occupied by one person, to shells with eight rowers and a coxswain, called eights. There are a wide variety of course types and formats of racing, but most elite and championship level racing is conducted on calm water courses long with several lanes marked using buoys. Modern rowing as a competitive sport can be traced to the early 17th century when professional watermen held races (regattas) on the River Thames in London, England. Often prizes were offered by the London G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
