Peter Gerber (born 22 May 1944) is a

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. While the term ''sailor'' ...

from

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

. Gerber represented his country at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

Kiel Kiel ( ; ) is the capital and most populous city in the northern Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein. With a population of around 250,000, it is Germany's largest city on the Baltic Sea. It is located on the Kieler Förde inlet of the Ba ...

. He took 20th place in the

Soling The Soling is an Keelboat, open keelboat that holds the World Sailing "International class" status. The class was used from the Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics, 1972 Olympics until the Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2000 Olympics as "Sa ...

with

Ronni Pieper Ronald "Ronni" Pieper (21 March 1948 – 26 August 2007) was a sailor from Switzerland. Pieper represented his country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Kiel. Pieper took 20th place in the Soling with Hans Gut Hans Gut (born 29 March 1950) is a s ...

as helmsman and

Hans Gut Hans Gut (born 29 March 1950) is a sailor from Switzerland. Gut represented his country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Kiel. Gut took 20th place in the Soling The Soling is an Keelboat, open keelboat that holds the World Sailing "International ...

as fellow crew member.

References

Living people 1944 births Swiss male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Soling Olympic sailors for Switzerland 20th-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-yachtracing-bio-stub