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John Russell Welchli (March 6, 1929 – March 23, 2018) was an American rower. He was a member of the U.S. Olympic Rowing Team at the 1956 Summer Olympics, Melbourne, Australia. Welchli rowing out of the Detroit Boat Club won a silver medal at the 1956 Olympics in the four without coxswain event along with DBC teammates James McIntosh and identical twin brothers John McKinlay and Art McKinlay.[2] In 1956 the Detroit Boat Club coached by Walter M. Hoover placed seven oarsman on the US Olympic Rowing Team winning 2 silver medals the other being in the double sculls event crewed by Pat Costello and James Gardiner. The seventh member of the 1956 team was alternate Walter Hoover Jr.The seven 1956 Detroit Boat Club Olympic oarsman are known as the "DBC Seven." Welchli also won a combined 32 Canadian and U.S. national gold medals during his distinguished career. Welchli was a Master Senior Sculler competing up until 2010 and is considered one of the all-time great American scullers.

John Welchli

Personal information
Full name	John Russell Welchli
Born	March 6, 1929 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died	March 23, 2018(2018-03-23) (aged 89)[1]
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  United States Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne Coxless four

Welchli was nominated in 1996 as a Michiganian of the Year by the Detroit Free Press. Wechli was a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Business. He was born in Detroit, Michigan.

References

External links

• The Detroit News
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Welchli". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.

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- [en] John Welchli

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[fr] John Welchli

John Russell Welchli, né le 6 mars 1929 à Bay City et mort le 23 mars 2018 à Grosse Pointe Farms[1], est un rameur d'aviron américain.

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[ru] Уэлчли, Джон

Джон Расселл Уэлчли (англ. John Russell Welchli; 6 марта 1929[1][2], Детройт, Мичиган[3] или Бей-Сити, Мичиган[4] — 23 марта 2018[5], Гросс-Пойнт-Фармс[d], Мичиган) — американский гребец, выступавший за сборную США по академической гребле во второй половине 1950-х годов. Серебряный призёр летних Олимпийских игр в Мельбурне, многократный победитель и призёр первенств национального значения.

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