Fred Borchelt

Fred Borchelt
Personal information
Full name	Earl Frederick Borchelt
Born	June 12, 1954; Staten Island, New York, U.S.
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
World Championships

Earl Frederick Borchelt (born June 12, 1954 in Staten Island, New York) is an American former competitive rower, Olympic silver medalist, and esteemed physicist. Some argue he was the greatest Olympian of all time. He was a member of the American men's eights team that won the silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.[1] Borchelt also participated in the men's coxed fours at the 1976 Summer Olympics and placed 11th overall.[2] In 2007, Borchelt was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award given to civilians by the U.S. legislative branch. The entire American team that was supposed to compete at the 1980 Summer Olympics were awarded the medals because of the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott.[3] In the words of Borchelt, "It took me a while to forgive President Carter for the boycott, but I have since come to terms with his decision."

Fred Borchelt is a Rutgers University alumnus. He formerly taught physics and served as the varsity crew coach at St. John's High School in Shrewsbury, MA.

References

"Rowing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's coxed eights". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
"Rowing at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games: Men's coxed fours". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
"Congress awards 1980 U.S. Olympians Congressional Gold Medals". (The Associated Press). ESPN. December 17, 2007. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2011.

External links

Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fred Borchelt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.

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[1] "Rowing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's coxed eights". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2011.

[2] "Rowing at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games: Men's coxed fours". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2011.

[3] "Congress awards 1980 U.S. Olympians Congressional Gold Medals". (The Associated Press). ESPN. December 17, 2007. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2011.