John Dunbar Rusher (born April 18, 1967 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American rower.

[1] Rusher is married to Cynthia Eckert; they met while on the national team.

[2] They have three children, Kay, Alison, and Nicholas Rusher.

Alison and Nicholas are both Olympic rowers.

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