Siegfried Fricke (born 19 November 1954) is a German rower who competed for

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in the

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and later became a

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. He was born in Bralorne, British Columbia,

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. 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 {{Germany-CDU-politician-stub