Heinz Werner Alfred Kaufmann (20 September 1913 – 31 August 1997) was a German

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

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...

. In 1936, he won the bronze medal as a crew member of the German eight boat in the men's eight competition. The German team lost to the American and Italian teams by a second. A year later, he earned the German national title with the coxed fours, and won the European title as well. In 1941, he won his last German title with the eights.

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1913 births 1997 deaths Olympic rowers for Germany Rowers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in rowing German male rowers Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Rowers from Berlin European Rowing Championships medalists 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub