Louis Grenville Abell (July 21, 1884 – October 25, 1962) was an American

rower 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 di ...

who competed in the

1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900, link=no), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 1 ...

and in the

1904 Summer Olympics The 1904 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the III Olympiad and also known as St. Louis 1904) were an international multi-sport event held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from 29 August to 3 September 1904, as part of an extended s ...

. In 1900, he was the

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of the American boat

Vesper Boat Club The Vesper Boat Club is an amateur rowing (sport), rowing club located at #10 Boathouse Row in the historic Boathouse Row of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1865 as the Washington Barge Club, the Club changed its name to Vesper Boat Club ...

, which won the gold medal in the men's eight. Four years later, he won his second gold medal as coxswain of the American boat in the

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. After his retirement from sports, he served on the board of

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in his hometown of

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for 40 years.

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* 1884 births 1962 deaths Sportspeople from Elizabeth, New Jersey Coxswains (rowing) Rowers at the 1900 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1904 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in rowing American male rowers Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics {{US-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub