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James Burge McMillin (March 8, 1914 – August 22, 2005) was an American rower, who won Olympic gold at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

James McMillin

Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
	1936 Berlin	Men's eight

McMillin was born in Seattle and raised in the Queen Anne Hill area.

McMillin rowed in the University of Washington senior varsity eights which won US national Intercollegiate Rowing Association titles in 1936 and 1937.[1] In 1936, he rowed to an Olympic gold medal in the five seat of the American boat in the eights competition.[2] His role in the University of Washington eight and their Olympic victory is explored in the 2013 non-fiction book by author Daniel James Brown, The Boys in the Boat.[1]

After graduating McMillin coached rowing at MIT and during WWII worked at MIT as a laboratory engineer on classified research. His later career was with Boeing in Seattle.[1]

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- [en] James McMillin

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[fr] James McMillin

James Burge McMillin (8 mars 1914-22 août 2005) est un rameur d'aviron américain gagnant de la médaille d'or aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1936 de Berlin.

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[ru] Макмиллин, Джеймс

Джеймс «Джим» Бердж Макмиллин (англ. James "Jim" Burge McMillin; 8 марта 1914[1], Сиэтл, Вашингтон — 22 августа 2005[2], Бремертон, Вашингтон) — американский гребец, выступавший за сборную США по академической гребле в середине 1930-х годов. Чемпион летних Олимпийских игр в Берлине, победитель и призёр многих студенческих регат.

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