Horst Meyer (rower)
Horst Meyer (20 June 1941 — 24 January 2020) was a German rower who was most successful in the eights. In this event he won a silver and a gold Olympic medal (1964 and 1968),[2][3] two world titles (1962 and 1966), and four consecutive European titles (1963–1967).[4]
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| Born | 20 June 1941 Hamburg, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 January 2020 (aged 78)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Ratzeburger RC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
- Horst Meyer's obituary (in German)
- Horst Meyer Archived 12 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine at Sports-reference
- Horst Meyer at World Rowing
- Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter), Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Achter – Herren Archived 17 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine at sport-komplett.de
External links
- Horst Meyer at World Rowing
- Horst Meyer at World Rowing
- Horst Meyer at Olympics.com
- Horst Meyer at Olympedia
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