Montevideo Rowing Club
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Montevideo Rowing Club is an Uruguayan sports club located in the city of Montevideo. Originally established as a rowing club, the institution also hosts the practise of basketball, futsal, gymnastics, handball, judo, karate, tennis and olympic weightlifting.
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Location | Montevideo, Uruguay |
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Founded | May 8, 1874; 150 years ago (1874-05-08) |
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Affiliations | Uruguayan Rowing Federation |
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Guillermo Douglas Eduardo Risso Miguel Seijas Mariano Caulín [1] Rodolfo Collazo [2] Emiliano Dumestre [2] |
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Montevideo Rowing, founded in 1874, is one of the oldest sports clubs in Uruguay after Montevideo Cricket (MVCC) (founded in 1861 and also considered the oldest in Latin America).[3] The club is also notable because three rowers from the institution won Olympic medals.