Eric Mueller
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Eric Mueller is a former Olympic and National team rower
, representing the United States
at the 1996
and 2000 Olympics
.
He was born in Kansas City, Missouri
.
Mueller, one of the most successful men’s rowers in Wisconsin
history, begins his third season as the Badgers'
freshmen coach.
Mueller returns to Madison
for the second time as an assistant coach. He spent 1998–99 as the assistant varsity coach, before leaving to train for the 2000 Olympic Summer Games in Sydney
, Australia
. During his previous stint, he was responsible for the Badgers' small boats and led them to four gold medals and one silver medal at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association
national championships. The result helped Wisconsin begin a four-year run as winners of the Ten Eyck Trophy as national team points champion.
Since his return, the UW freshmen have improved from a bottom six national finish in the year before his joining the program to a return to the national grand finals.
As a rower, Mueller secured three letters at Wisconsin while a member of the varsity eight from 1991–93. At national championships during his career, the boat placed sixth, once, and ninth, twice. A Cedarburg
, native, Mueller earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering
from Wisconsin in 1994.
Following his Badger career, Mueller went on to win an Olympic silver medal in the men’s quadruple sculls in 1996 in Atlanta. He also placed fifth at the 2000 Olympics with the men’s four. U.S. national team member in 1995, ‘96, ‘00, ‘01 and ‘02, he was part of the men’s eight champion at the 2002 World Cup in Lucerne
, Switzerland,, and finished third at the 2002 World Championships in Seville
, Spain. His men’s four took fourth at the 2001 World Championships, while his men’s eight was a bronze medalist at the 2000 World Cup, again in Lucerne. He also won a bronze medal with the men’s quadruple sculls in Lucerne at the 1996 World Cup.
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
, representing the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
at the 1996
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
and 2000 Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
.
He was born in Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
.
Mueller, one of the most successful men’s rowers in Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
history, begins his third season as the Badgers'
Wisconsin Badgers
The Wisconsin Badgers are the collegiate athletic teams from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. This NCAA Division I athletic program has teams in football, basketball, ice hockey, volleyball, soccer, cross country, tennis, swimming, wrestling, track and field, rowing, golf, and softball...
freshmen coach.
Mueller returns to Madison
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
for the second time as an assistant coach. He spent 1998–99 as the assistant varsity coach, before leaving to train for the 2000 Olympic Summer Games in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. During his previous stint, he was responsible for the Badgers' small boats and led them to four gold medals and one silver medal at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association
Intercollegiate Rowing Association
The Intercollegiate Rowing Association runs the IRA Championship Regatta, which is considered to be the United States collegiate national championship of rowing. Since 1995, it has been held on the Cooper River in Pennsauken, New Jersey, and includes both men's and women's events for sweep boats...
national championships. The result helped Wisconsin begin a four-year run as winners of the Ten Eyck Trophy as national team points champion.
Since his return, the UW freshmen have improved from a bottom six national finish in the year before his joining the program to a return to the national grand finals.
As a rower, Mueller secured three letters at Wisconsin while a member of the varsity eight from 1991–93. At national championships during his career, the boat placed sixth, once, and ninth, twice. A Cedarburg
Cedarburg, Wisconsin
Cedarburg is a city in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States with Cedar Creek running through it. The city is bordered by the Village of Grafton to the east and the Town of Cedarburg elsewhere...
, native, Mueller earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...
from Wisconsin in 1994.
Following his Badger career, Mueller went on to win an Olympic silver medal in the men’s quadruple sculls in 1996 in Atlanta. He also placed fifth at the 2000 Olympics with the men’s four. U.S. national team member in 1995, ‘96, ‘00, ‘01 and ‘02, he was part of the men’s eight champion at the 2002 World Cup in Lucerne
Lucerne
Lucerne is a city in north-central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of that country. Lucerne is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and the capital of the district of the same name. With a population of about 76,200 people, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and...
, Switzerland,, and finished third at the 2002 World Championships in Seville
Seville
Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...
, Spain. His men’s four took fourth at the 2001 World Championships, while his men’s eight was a bronze medalist at the 2000 World Cup, again in Lucerne. He also won a bronze medal with the men’s quadruple sculls in Lucerne at the 1996 World Cup.