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Robert Douglas Espeseth, Jr. (born October 25, 1953) an American former competitive rower and Olympic medal winner. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Espeseth and teammates Douglas Herland and Kevin Still won the bronze medal in the Men's Pair with coxswain (2+) event with a time of 7:12.81. He was also an alternate on the US rowing team for the 1980 Summer Olympics. At the 1986 World Championships in Nottingham, England, he placed first in the coxless 4 (-4) boat and took third place the following year in the same event in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was considered one of the favorites to win the coxed pair in the 1988 Summer Olympics with partner Daniel Lyons, but became sick and was unable to compete.
A University of Wisconsin–Madison alumnus, Espeseth is a member of the UW Athletic Hall of Fame, UW Rowing Hall of Fame, and the US Rowing Hall of Fame.
As of 2014, Espeseth is currently the coach of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Rowing Mocs.
Coaching positions
- Crew Coach (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga) (1989?-present)
- Coordinator of Club Sports (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga)
- "UTC Campus Recreation". University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Retrieved 2011-03-21.