Michael G. Rascher (born 26 July 1965 in

Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...

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) is a retired

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 ...

from Canada. He competed at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

for his native country. There he was a member of the team that won the gold medal in the men's Eights.

References

Canadian Olympic Committee
* 1965 births Living people Canadian male rowers Olympic gold medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in rowing Olympic rowers for Canada Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Edmonton Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in rowing Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Rowers at the 1987 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games {{Canada-rowing-bio-stub