- In rowing, the
stroke is the
rower seated closest to the
stern of the boat. In the
United Kingdom, the "stroke side" is the port side of the boat, because...
-
Norwegian rower who
competed in the 1912
Summer Olympics. He was the
strokeman of the
Norwegian boat that won the
bronze medal in the
coxed four, inriggers...
-
strokeman of the
Swedish boat Vaxholm,
which was
eliminated in the
first round of the
coxed four competition.
Eight years later, he was the
strokeman...
- or just 'bow',
whilst the
rower closest to the
stern is
called the '
strokeman' or just 'stroke'.
There are some
exceptions to this – some UK coastal...
- was a
Danish rower who
competed in the 1912
Summer Olympics. He was the
strokeman of the
Danish boat,
which won the
bronze medal in the
coxed fours. "Poul...
- the
winning boat of 1910. He
joined Leander Club, and in 1912, he was
strokeman of the
Leander eight,
which won the gold
medal for
Great Britain rowing...
- at
Westminster School London, then at
Jesus College, Cambridge. As the
strokeman in the
coxless pair with
George Fairbairn, he won a
silver medal in rowing...
- He also won the 152nd
Oxford and
Cambridge Boat Race, in 2006, as the
strokeman of the
Oxford Blue Boat. He
remains the
first French rower in history...
- a
Canadian rower who
competed in the 1908
Summer Olympics. He was the
strokeman of the
Canadian boat,
which won the
bronze medal in the
coxless pair....
- team were a
member of “de Amstel” and were
trained by Ooms. He was the
strokeman of the
Dutch boat,
which won the
bronze medal in the
coxless fours. "Bernardus...
