Siegfried Fricke (born 19 November 1954) is 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 for
West Germany
West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. It is sometimes known as the Bonn Republi ...
in the
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...
and later became a politician.
He was born in
Bralorne, British Columbia
Bralorne ( ) is a historic Canadian gold mining community in the Bridge River Country, Bridge River District of British Columbia, some 130 km on dirt roads west of the town of Lillooet.
Background
Gold has been the central element in the ...
, Canada.
In 1976 he was a crew member of the West German boat which won the bronze medal in the coxed fours event.
External links
sports-reference.com
Official website
1954 births
Living people
Olympic rowers for West Germany
Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany
Politicians from Hesse
Christian Democratic Union of Germany politicians
Olympic medalists in rowing
West German male rowers
Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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