Gerd Cintl

Gerd Cintl
Personal information
Born11 December 1938
Düsseldorf, Germany
Died26 December 2017(2017-12-26) (aged 79)
Düsseldorf, Germany
Sport
SportRowing
ClubRuderclub Germania Düsseldorf
Medal record
Men's rowing
Olympic Games
Representing  Germany
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Coxed four
European Championships
Representing  West Germany
Silver medal – second place 1958 Poznań Coxless pair
Gold medal – first place 1959 Mâcon Coxed four

Gerd Cintl (11 December 1938 – 26 December 2017) was a West German rower who competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics.

He was born in Düsseldorf in 1938.[1] At the 1958 European Rowing Championships in Poznań, he won silver in the coxless pair with Horst Effertz.[2] At the 1959 European Rowing Championships in Mâcon, he won gold with the coxed four.[3] In 1960 he was a crew member of the German boat which won the gold medal at the Summer Olympics in the coxed four event.[1] He died on 26 December 2017 in Düsseldorf at the age of 79.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gerd Cintl". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. ^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Zweier ohne Steuermann)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  3. ^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer m.Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Wir trauern um Gerd Cintl" (in German). Ruderclub Germania Düsseldorf. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2018.


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