West German male rowers

The list West German male rowers includes Bahne Rabe, Uwe Benter, Manfred Klein, Jörg Puttlitz and Franz Held. The list consists of 120 members.

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Uwe Benter

Rower

Overview: Uwe Benter (born 1 December 1955) is a German coxswain who competed for West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Date of birth: 1 December 1955

Age: 69

Occupation: Rower

Gender: Male

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Rowers from Frankfurt 7T

European Rowing Championships medalists 1,174T

World Rowing Championships medalists for West Germany 84T
2.

Bahne Rabe

Rower

Overview: Bahne Rabe (7 August 1963 – 5 August 2001) was a competition rower from West Germany. He won two Olympic medals in the coxed eight event: a gold in 1988 and a bronze in 1992, and in 1991 he won a world ...

Date of birth: 7 August 1963

Date of death: 5 August 2001

Age: 37 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Rower

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 8" (203 cm)

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World Rowing Championships medalists for Germany 245T

German male rowers 577T

Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics 1,437T
3.

Roland Baar

Rower

Overview: Roland Baar (12 April 1965 – 23 June 2018) was a German rower who competed for his nation at several Olympic Games. After retiring from the sport in 1996, he received the Thomas Keller Medal in 1998. He ...

Date of birth: 12 April 1965

Date of death: 23 June 2018

Age: 53 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Rower

Gender: Male

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2018 deaths 9,212T

Thomas Keller Medal recipients 35T

2018 deaths 7,472T
4.

Jochen Meißner

Rower

Overview: Jochen Meißner (born 8 May 1943) was a leading single scull rower of West Germany between 1965 and 1972. In this event, he won national titles in 1965–1968 and a European title in 1965; a silver medal ...

Date of birth: 8 May 1943

Age: 82

Occupation: Rower

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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European Rowing Championships medalists 1,174T

World Rowing Championships medalists for West Germany 84T

German male rowers 577T
5.

Horst Arndt

Rower

Overview: Horst Arndt (19 September 1934 – 18 October 2014) was a West German rower who competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Date of birth: 19 September 1934

Date of death: 19 October 2014

Age: 80 (age at death)

Occupation: Rower

Gender: Male

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European Rowing Championships medalists 1,174T

German male rowers 577T

2014 deaths 9,515T
6.

Jürgen Schröder (rower)

German rower

Overview: Jürgen Schröder (born 6 March 1940) is a retired German rower who was most successful in the eights. In this event he won a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics and two European titles in 1964–1965 ...

Date of birth: 6 March 1940

Age: 85

Occupation: Rower

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 3" (190 cm)

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European Rowing Championships medalists 1,174T

German male rowers 577T

Sportspeople from Lubusz Voivodeship 132T
7.

Klaus Aeffke

German rower (born 1940)

Overview: Klaus Aeffke (born 9 May 1940) is a retired German rower who was most successful in the eights. In this event he won a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics, a world title in 1962, and three European ...

Date of birth: 9 May 1940

Age: 85

Nationality: German

Occupation: Sports Figure

Gender: Male

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European Rowing Championships medalists 1,174T

World Rowing Championships medalists for West Germany 84T

German male rowers 577T
8.

Klaus Zerta

German rower

Overview: Klaus Zerta (born 25 November 1946) is a retired German rowing coxswain. He was part of the West German team that won gold medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the coxed pair event competing for the United ...

Date of birth: 25 November 1946

Age: 78

Occupation: Rower

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

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German male rowers 577T

Sportspeople from Gelsenkirchen 74T

Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics 787T
9.

Klaus Riekemann

Rower

Overview: Klaus Riekemann (born 19 May 1940) is a rower who competed for the United Team of Germany as a West German in the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Date of birth: 19 May 1940

Age: 85

Occupation: Rower

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 4" (193 cm)

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European Rowing Championships medalists 1,174T

German male rowers 577T

Recipients of the Silver Laurel Leaf 105T
10.

Hans Lenk

Rower

Overview: Hans Lenk (born 23 March 1935) is a German rower who competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics, and an Emeritus Professor of Philosophy. He was born in Berlin.

Date of birth: 23 March 1935

Age: 90

Nationality: German

Occupation: Philosopher

Gender: Male

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Philosophers of sport 12T

European Rowing Championships medalists 1,174T

Rowers from Berlin 81T
11.

Manfred Klein

Rower

Overview: Manfred Klein (born 22 August 1947 in Berlin) is a competition rower and Olympic champion for West Germany.

Date of birth: 22 August 1947

Age: 77

Nationality: German

Occupation: Rower

Gender: Male

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Rowers from Berlin 81T

World Rowing Championships medalists for West Germany 84T

World Rowing Championships medalists for Germany 245T
12.

Peter-Michael Kolbe

Rower

Overview: Peter-Michael Kolbe (2 August 1953 – 7 December 2023) was a German rower who specialized in the single sculls. In this event, between 1975 and 1988 he won five world titles and three Olympic silver medals ...

Date of birth: 2 August 1953

Date of death: 8 December 2023

Age: 70 (age at death)

Occupation: Rower

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 4" (193 cm)

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Rowers from Hamburg 16T

European Rowing Championships medalists 1,174T

World Rowing Championships medalists for West Germany 84T
13.

Ansgar Wessling

Rower

Overview: Ansgar Wessling (born 3 May 1961) is a retired West German competition rower. Between 1988 and 1992, he won two world titles and two Olympic medals in the coxed eights event, as well as a silver in the ...

Date of birth: 3 May 1961

Age: 64

Nationality: German

Occupation: Rower

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 4" (193 cm)

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World Rowing Championships medalists for West Germany 84T

World Rowing Championships medalists for Germany 245T

German male rowers 577T
14.

Matthias Mellinghaus

Rower

Overview: Matthias Mellinghaus (born 10 May 1965 in Iserlohn, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a competition rower and Olympic champion for West Germany.

Date of birth: 10 May 1965

Age: 60

Occupation: Rower

Gender: Male

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German male rowers 577T

Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics 1,437T

Olympic medalists in rowing 2,236T
15.

Wolfgang Maennig

Rower

Overview: Wolfgang Maennig (born 12 February 1960) is an economics professor and a retired competition rower from West Germany. He competed in the coxed eights at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics and finished in sixth ...

Date of birth: 12 February 1960

Age: 65

Occupation: Rower

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 8" (203 cm)

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Rowers from Berlin 81T

German male rowers 577T

Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics 1,437T
16.

Manfred Fitze

West German rower (born 1935)

Overview: Manfred Fitze (born 9 February 1935) is a West German rower who represented the United Team of Germany. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne with the men's coxless four where they were ...

Date of birth: 9 February 1935

Age: 90

Occupation: Rower

Gender: Male

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Gunther Kaschlun

West German rower (1935–2020)

Overview: Gunther Kaschlun (9 February 1935 – 7 August 2020) was a West German rower who represented the United Team of Germany. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne with the men's coxless ...

Date of birth: 9 February 1935

Date of death: 7 August 2020

Age: 85 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Athlete

Gender: Male

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Horst Stobbe

West German rower (born 1934)

Overview: Horst Stobbe (born 31 January 1934) is a West German rower who represented the United Team of Germany. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne with the men's coxless four where they were ...

Date of birth: 31 January 1934

Age: 91

Occupation: Rower

Gender: Male

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Claus Heß

German rower

Overview: Claus Gert Heß (23 June 1933 – 2 April 2018) was a German Olympic rower and sports official.

Date of birth: 23 June 1933

Date of death: 2 April 2018

Age: 84 (age at death)

Occupation: Rower

Gender: Male

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Helmut Sauermilch

West German rower

Overview: Helmut Sauermilch (born 28 April 1933) is a West German rower who represented the United Team of Germany. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne with the men's coxless pair where they were ...

Date of birth: 28 April 1933

Age: 92

Occupation: Rower

Gender: Male

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