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Rowing At The 1972 Summer Olympics ...
Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics featured 7 events, all for men. It was the last time that rowing did not include women's disciplines at the Olympics. Participating nations A total of 440 rowers from 35 nations competed at the Munich: * (18) * (16) * (16) * (5) * (1) * (2) * (8) * (16) * (1) * (7) * (21) * (12) * (26) * (3) * (18) * (17) * (15) * (1) * (21) * (3) * (9) * (21) * (19) * (6) * (16) * (16) * (3) * (9) * (26) * (1) * (17) * (26) * (3) * (26) * (15) Medal table Medal summary Men's events References External links International Olympic Committee medal database {{Rowing at the Summer Olympics Events at the 1972 Summer Olympics 1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberschleißheim
Oberschleißheim (, , in contrast to " Lower Schleißheim") is a municipality in the district of Munich, and a suburb to Munich in Bavaria, in southern Germany. It is located 13 km north of Munich (centre). As of 2005 it had a population of 11,467. Oberschleißheim is best known for the Schleissheim Palace and the Flugwerft Schleissheim, an airfield next to the palace, which includes an aerospace museum. Geography The area is about 17 Kilometers north of Munich city and about 23 Kilometers south of Freising. The area lies between the River Isar and the River Amper. It was originally part of an ancient wetland known as the Dachauer Moos, filled with moors and marshlands, (some parts are still preserved as wetlands). History Originally, the area was called "Sleizheim" or "Sliusheim" for centuries. Not until the 19th Century was it divided into an (upper) Oberschleissheim and a (lower) Unterschleissheim for population and political reasons. The small hamlet of Mittenheim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinrich Fischer
Heinrich "Heini" Fischer (born 12 January 1950) is a Swiss rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ... who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1972 he and his partner Alfred Bachmann won the silver medal in the coxless pairs event. References * 1950 births Living people Swiss male rowers Olympic rowers for Switzerland Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Switzerland Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics 20th-century Swiss sportsmen {{switzerland-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Forberger
Frank Forberger (5 March 1943 – 30 September 1998) was a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in Meißen Meissen ( ), is a town of approximately 30,000 about northwest of Dresden and 75 km (46 mi) west of Bautzen on both banks of the Elbe river in the Free State of Saxony, in eastern Germany. Meissen is the home of Meissen porcelain, th .... In 1968 he was the bowman of the East German boat which won the gold medal in the coxless fours event. Four years later he won his second gold medal as bowman of the East German boat in the coxless fours event. References External links * archive * * 1943 births 1998 deaths Olympic rowers for East Germany Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for East Germany Olympic medalists in rowing East German male rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for East Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ladislau Lovrenschi
Ladislau Lovrenschi (21 June 1932 – 2011) was a rowing coxswain. He was born in a Hungarian community in Romania, where he is also known as László Lavrenszki. He competed in the coxed pairs and coxed four A coxed four, abbreviated as a 4+, is a racing shell used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one ...s at the 1968, 1972, 1980 and 1988 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1968 and a silver in 1988, placing fourth in 1980 and 1988. In 1970, he became the first world champion in rowing from Romania. He also won a bronze medal at the 1967 European Championships. After retiring from competition he worked as a coach at CFR Timișoara and assisted in training the Romanian national team. References External links * 1932 births 2011 deaths Romanian male rowers Coxswains (rowing) Olympic rowers for Romania Rowers a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petre Ceapura
Petre Ceapura (born 12 July 1942) is a retired Romanian rower. He competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1980 Olympics in the coxed fours (1968) and coxed pair A coxed pair, abbreviated as a 2+, is a racing shell used in the rowing (sport), sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat with sweep (rowing), sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain (rowing), coxswain (cox ...s (1972 and 1980) and won a bronze medal in 1972, placing fourth in 1980. In 1970, he became the first world champion in rowing from Romania. He also won three bronze medals at the European championships in 1967–1973. After retiring from competitions, he worked as a coach at his club Dinamo București. References External links * archive * * * 1942 births Living people Romanian male rowers Olympic rowers for Romania Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Romania Olymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ștefan Tudor
Ştefan Tudor (3 March 194315 February 2021) was a Romanian rower. Career He competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics in the coxed fours, coxed pairs and coxless fours events, respectively, and won a bronze medal in 1972. In 1970 he became the first world champion in rowing from Romania. He also won two bronze medals at the European championships A European Championship is the top level international sports competition between European athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. In the plural, the European Championships also refers t ... in 1967 and 1973. He died less than one month short of his 78th birthday. References External links * * * * 1943 births 2021 deaths Romanian male rowers Olympic rowers for Romania Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Romania Olympic medalists in rowing World Rowing C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimír Petříček
Vladimír Petříček (born 17 June 1948) is a retired Czech rowing coxswain who competed for Czechoslovakia. He had his best achievements in the coxed pairs with Oldřich Svojanovský and Pavel Svojanovský, winning the European title in 1969, an Olympic silver medal in 1972, and a world championships bronze medal in 1974. He also won a bronze medal in the coxed four A coxed four, abbreviated as a 4+, is a racing shell used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one ...s at the 1972 Olympics and finished fourth in 1976. References External links * 1948 births Living people Czech male rowers Czechoslovak male rowers Coxswains (rowing) Olympic rowers for Czechoslovakia Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic bronze medalists for Czech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavel Svojanovský
Pavel Svojanovský (12 August 1943 – 31 March 2024) was a Czech rower who mostly competed in the coxed pairs, together with his younger brother Oldřich Svojanovský. With different coxswains The coxswain ( or ) is the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering. The etymology of the word gives a literal meaning of "boat servant" since it comes from ''cock'', referring to the cockboat, a type of ship's boat, ... they won two Olympic (1972 and 1976), one world (1974) and two European championship medals (1969 and 1971). They also placed fifth in the eights at the 1968 Olympics. Svojanovský died on 31 March 2024, at the age of 80. References External links * 1943 births 2024 deaths People from Otrokovice Czech male rowers Czechoslovak male rowers Olympic rowers for Czechoslovakia Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldřich Svojanovský
Oldřich Svojanovský (born 9 March 1946) is a retired Czech rower who mostly competed in the coxed pairs, together with his elder brother Pavel Svojanovský. With different coxswains The coxswain ( or ) is the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering. The etymology of the word gives a literal meaning of "boat servant" since it comes from ''cock'', referring to the cockboat, a type of ship's boat, ... they won two Olympic (1972 and 1976), one world (1974) and two European championship medals (1969 and 1971). They also placed fifth in the eights at the 1968 Olympics. References External links * 1946 births Living people People from Otrokovice Czech male rowers Czechoslovak male rowers Olympic rowers for Czechoslovakia Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klaus-Dieter Neubert
Klaus-Dieter Neubert (born 22 November 1949) is a retired East German rowing coxswain, who had his best achievements in the coxed pair A coxed pair, abbreviated as a 2+, is a racing shell used in the rowing (sport), sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat with sweep (rowing), sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain (rowing), coxswain (cox ...s, together with Wolfgang Gunkel and Jörg Lucke. They won the European title in 1971 and the Olympic gold medal in 1972, and finished second at the 1973 European and 1974 World Championships. Neubert placed fourth at the 1968 Olympics with another crew. References External links * 1949 births Living people People from Oberwiesenthal Coxswains (rowing) Olympic rowers for East Germany Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for East Germany Olympic medalists in rowing East German male rowers World Rowing Championships medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jörg Lucke
Jörg Lucke (born 7 January 1942) is a retired East German rower. He won a bronze medal in the eights at the 1966 World Championships and an Olympic gold medal in the coxless pairs in 1968. After that he competed in the coxed pair A coxed pair, abbreviated as a 2+, is a racing shell used in the rowing (sport), sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat with sweep (rowing), sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain (rowing), coxswain (cox ...s with Wolfgang Gunkel. Together they won the European title in 1971, the Olympics gold medal in 1972, and the world title in 1975, placing second in 1974. References 1942 births Living people Rowers from East Berlin Olympic rowers for East Germany Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for East Germany Olympic medalists in rowing East German male rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for East Germany Medalists at the 1972 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfgang Gunkel
Wolfgang Gunkel (15 January 1948 – 20 May 2020) was an East German rower who mostly competed in coxed pairs together with Jörg Lucke. In this event he won the European title in 1971, the Olympic gold medal in 1972, and the world title in 1975. His crew placed fourth at the 1968 Olympics. Gunkel won another world title in the men's eight in 1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no .... In February 1978, he was given the sports awards Honoured Master of Sports. In the early 1970s, he married fellow international rower Renate Boesler. References External links * * 1948 births 2020 deaths Rowers from East Berlin East German male rowers Olympic rowers for East Germany Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
