John Welchli, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American rower
Date of Birth: 06-Mar-1929
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Date of Death: 23-Mar-2018
Profession: rower
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About John Welchli
- 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.
- 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. 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.
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