Franz Held (born 6 May 1948) is a German rower who competed for

West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...

in the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

and in the

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

. Held was born in Passau. In 1968, Held and his partner,

Günther Karl Günther Karl (born 4 January 1949) is a German rower who represented West Germany. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City with the men's coxless pair where they came twelfth. At the 1969 European Rowing Championships The 1 ...

, finished twelfth in the coxless pair event. He competed at the 1971 European Rowing Championships and won a bronze medal with the

coxless four A coxless four is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars, without a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oar. There are two rowers on t ...

. At the

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, he was a crew member of the West German boat that won the bronze medal in the coxless four event.

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1948 births Living people Olympic rowers for West Germany Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany Olympic medalists in rowing West German male rowers Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics People from Passau Sportspeople from Lower Bavaria Rowers from Bavaria European Rowing Championships medalists {{Germany-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub