Allen Perry Rosenberg (November 29, 1931 – December 7, 2013) was an American rowing coxswain and coach.[1][2] As a coxswain he won a gold and a silver medal at the 1955 Pan American Games[3] and a silver at the 1958 European Championships.[4] As a coach he was responsible for more than 24 gold and silver medals at the Olympics and world championships.[5]
Rosenberg competed in from the mid-1950s through the early 1960s, and won four U.S. and three Canadian national rowing titles:[8][5] in 1954, he won the U.S. coxed fours and Canada eights; in 1955, he won the U.S. eights; and in 1957 and 1958, he won both the U.S. and Canadian eights.[1]
He also coached teams that won a silver medal at the 1965 World Championships and a gold medal at the 1974 World Championships, as well as a silver medal at the 1976 Olympics.[1][6] His teams won two golds, a silver, and a bronze at the 1975 Pan American Games.[1] He coached U.S. teams at the 1961 Maccabiah Games and 1965 Maccabiah Games, that each won three gold medals.[1]
Rosenberg coached into the early 2000s with crews that consistently placed in the top tier Nationally and Internationally.
His rowing techniques became internationally known as the "Rosenberg Style", and employed by the majority of world-class rowing crews.[1][2] He was named the first U.S. National Technical Director of American Rowing.[1][2] He also was president of the Rowing Coaches of America.[1]
Halls of Fame
Rosenberg was inducted into the Rowing Hall of Fame in 1984.[1][5] He was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1994, the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1997, and the Greater Washington, D.C. Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[1][8]
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