Stephan Krüger (born 29 November 1988,

Rostock Rostock (), officially the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock (german: link=no, Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock), is the largest city in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and lies in the Mecklenburgian part of the state, ...

) is a German rower. He was part of the German quadruple sculls team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, with René Bertram,

Hans Gruhne Hans Gruhne (born 5 August 1988) is a German rower. He won gold as part of the German team in the men's quadruple sculls at the 2016 Rio Olympics. He finished 6th in the men's quadruple sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summe ...

and Christian Schreiber. The team finished in 6th. In 2009, he won the gold medal in the men's double sculls with

Eric Knittel Eric Knittel (born 20 April 1983, in Berlin) is a German rower. Knittel won the gold medal in the 2009 Rowing World Cup at Lucerne in the men's double sculls with Stephan Krüger. He also teamed with him at the 2012 Summer Olympics ...

at the 2009 World Championships. In 2011, Krüger and Gruhne won silver in the men's double sculls at the

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in Bled. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's double sculls with Eric Knittel, finishing in 9th. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in

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, he competed in men's double sculls with teammate

Marcel Hacker Marcel Hacker (born 29 April 1977, in Magdeburg) is a German rower. He won an Olympic bronze medal in 2000 in Sydney and became a world champion in 2002 in Seville. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janei ...

. They finished in 8th place. Hacker and Krüger had won silver in the event at the 2016 European Championships on home water in Brandenburg, after winning the event at the 2015 European Championships. Krüger had also won bronze in the event with Gruhne in

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* } 1988 births Living people Rowers from Rostock Olympic rowers of Germany Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Germany German male rowers European Rowing Championships medalists {{Germany-rowing-bio-stub