Urs Fankhauser (3 August 1943 – 10 January 2018) was a Swiss

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 ...

.Ehemaliger Spitzenruderer Urs Fankhauser verstorben
He competed at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

and the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972 ...

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1943 births 2018 deaths Swiss male rowers Olympic rowers for Switzerland Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics {{Switzerland-rowing-bio-stub