亨利-罗伯特-皮尔斯（henry robert pearce） （赛艇 澳大利亚）
los angeles, long beach, august 1932: henri robert pearce of australia, winner of the rowing single sculls event during the games of the x olympiad.
born: 30 september 1905
deceased: 20 may 1976
birthplace: n/a
nationality: australia
sport: rowing
attendance at the olympic games
amsterdam 1928
los angeles 1932
awards
olympic medals:
gold: 2
other results:
british empire games
gold: 1 (30)
a friend of ducks
at the 1928 amsterdam olympics, bobby pearce, a third-generation sculling champion from the sydney suburb of double bay, faced an unexpected challenge in the middle of his quarterfinal race against victor saurin of france: a family of ducks passed single-file in front of his boat. pearce let them pass and then sculled to victory, much to the delight of the dutch onlookers.
in the final, pearce defeated kenneth myers of the united states by the unusually large margin of 9.8 seconds. pearce had hoped that his olympic win would allow him to row in the diamond sculls at henley, but he was refused admission because he was a carpenter. back in sydney he was unable to find work due to the depression. when lord dewar, the canadian whisky manufacturer, learned of pearce's plight, he offered him a job as a salesman.
this new position made pearce eligible for henley, since he was no longer a laborer. in 1931 he went to london and won the diamond sculls by six lengths. although he moved to hamilton, ontario, in canada, pearce represented australia again in 1932.
in the final, held in long beach, california, pearce faced another american, william miller. this time it was a closer race, but pearce fought back miller's challenges and became the first rower to win the singles sculls gold medal twice.
生日：1905年9月30日
逝世：1976年5月20日
国籍: 澳大利亚
项目: 赛艇
参加奥运会时间：
1928年荷兰阿姆斯特丹夏季奥运会
1932年美国洛杉矶夏季奥运会
奥运成绩:
金牌2 枚
其他成绩:
大英运动会
金牌1 枚 1930年
鸭的朋友
1928年荷兰阿姆斯特丹夏季奥运会上，来自悉尼郊区的皮尔斯在四分之一决赛中遇到一个事先无法预料的突发情况：一群鸭在他的赛艇前游过，皮尔斯停下来，等这群鸭子都游过去后，他才继续往前划，并最终顺利出线，场上的这一切让场边荷兰观众欣喜。决赛中，皮尔斯以8.9秒的优势击败美国对手获得金牌。皮尔斯原以为获得奥运金牌后，亨利赛艇俱乐部能够允许他去训练比赛，但是他们仍然拒绝了他的请求，因为皮尔斯只是个木匠。奥运回到悉尼后，因为经济萧条，皮尔斯找不到工作，后来一位爵士了解到皮尔斯的困境，提供给他一个销售员的职位，这让皮尔斯有资格申请加入亨利赛艇俱乐部，因为他不在是个苦力了。后来皮尔斯移民到加拿大，但仍在1932年代表澳大利亚出战美国洛杉矶奥运会。在加州长滩举行的决赛中，皮尔斯遇到美国运动员米勒的挑战，皮尔斯再一次获得冠军，成为第一位成功卫冕单人双桨奥运金牌的运动员。