Róbert Zimonyi (18 April 1918 – 2 February 2004) was a Hungarian-born American rowing coxswain. He competed for

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in various events at the 1948 and 1952

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and won a bronze medal in

coxed pair A coxed pair is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain. The crew consists of two rowers, each having one oar, and a cox. One rower ...

s. After the

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, he moved to the United States and became an American citizen in 1962. With American teams, he won an Olympic gold medal in 1964 and a European bronze medal in 1965, both in the eights, and a gold medal at the 1967 Pan American Games in

coxed four A coxed four, also known as a 4+, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oa ...

s. Zimonyi left rowing in late 1960s, and did not coach. He was an accountant by training, but after immigrating to the United States, he worked at a brick company of a fellow rower

John B. Kelly Sr. John Brendan Kelly Sr. (October 4, 1889 – June 20, 1960) was an American triple Olympic champion, the first in the sport of rowing. The Philadelphia-based Kelly also was a multimillionaire in the bricklaying and construction industry. He also ...

In 1963, he became an accountant at Sandmeyer Steel, and worked there until retiring by age in 1983.Stowe, 24

Personal life

Zimonyi had a sister in Hungary. After that he moved to Florida to improve his health, together with his partner, Isabel Gressner.Stowe, 175

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* 1918 births 2004 deaths Hungarian male rowers American male rowers Coxswains (rowing) Olympic rowers for Hungary Rowers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary Olympic gold medalists for the United States in rowing Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists Rowers at the 1967 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in rowing Hungarian emigrants to the United States {{Hungary-Olympic-medalist-stub