Horst Effertz (born 4 August 1938) is a retired German rower who won a gold 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

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. Four years later he competed in the

coxless four A coxless four, abbreviated as a 4- and also called a straight four, is a racing shell 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 ...

s and finished in sixth place. Effertz won two European titles in 1959 and 1964 and finished second in 1958.

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1938 births Living people Olympic rowers for the United Team of Germany Rowers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United Team of Germany Rowers from Düsseldorf Olympic medalists in rowing West German male rowers Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists {{Germany-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub