Horst Meyer
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| Born | 20 June 1941 Hamburg, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 January 2020 (aged 78)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Ratzeburger RC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Horst Meyer (20 June 1941 — 24 January 2020) was a German rower who was most successful in the eights. In this event he won a silver and a gold Olympic medal (1964 and 1968),[2][3] two world titles (1962 and 1966), and four consecutive European titles (1963–1967).[4]
References[]
- ^ Horst Meyer's obituary (in German)
- ^ Horst Meyer Archived 12 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine at Sports-reference
- ^ Horst Meyer at World Rowing (archived)
- ^ Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter), Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Achter – Herren Archived 17 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine at sport-komplett.de
External links[]
- Horst Meyer at World Rowing
- Horst Meyer at Olympic.org (archived)
- Horst Meyer at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
- Horst Meyer at Olympics.com
- Horst Meyer at Olympedia
- Horst Meyer at World Rowing
- Horst Meyer at Munzinger Sports Archives (in German)
- Horst Meyer at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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- West German male rowers
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- Olympic rowers of West Germany
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- Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for West Germany
- Olympic silver medalists for the United Team of Germany
- Olympic medalists in rowing
- World Rowing Championships medalists for West Germany
- Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- European Rowing Championships medalists
- German rowing biography stubs