Gustav Schäfer (rower)
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Born | 22 September 1906 Johanngeorgenstadt, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 12 December 1991 Munich, Germany | (aged 85)|||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gustav Schäfer (22 September 1906 – 12 December 1991) was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]
He was born in Johanngeorgenstadt.[1] In 1911, his family moved to Dresden. Schäfer's sporting career started in swimming. After school, he trained as a baker. He first tried rowing in 1929 when a rowing club in the suburb of Blasewitz made its club house available for a dance; he started training in March 1929.[2]
At the 1936 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the single sculls competition.[1] He died in Munich in 1991.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gustav Schäfer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Beim Spielen an der Seine entdeckt: Knirps steuert Ruderer zum Gold". Die Welt (in German). 15 September 2000. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
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- People from Johanngeorgenstadt
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- Olympic rowers of Germany
- Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in rowing
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