Max Ammermann (born 5 November 1878 in

Hamburg Hamburg (, ; nds, label=Hamburg German, Low Saxon, Hamborg ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (german: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; nds, label=Low Saxon, Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg),. is the List of cities in Germany by popul ...

, date of death unknown) was a

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is di ...

who competed in the

1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900, link=no), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 1 ...

. He was the

coxswain 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 boa ...

the German boat ''Favorite Hammonia'', which won the bronze medal in the

coxed fours A coxed four, also known as a 4+, is a rowing boat 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 o ...

final A. However the IOC medal database credits the bronze medal only to

Gustav Moths Gustav-Adolf Moths (born 21 September 1877 in Hamburg, date of death unknown) was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was the coxswain with the German crew in the coxed four A semi-final, but he did not compete ...

, who participated only in the semi-final.

References

External links

* * * 1878 births Year of death missing Coxswains (rowing) Olympic rowers of Germany Rowers at the 1900 Summer Olympics German male rowers Place of death missing {{Germany-rowing-bio-stub