Alois Bierl

Alois Bierl
Bierl at the 1971 European Championships
Personal information
Born (1943-09-08) 8 September 1943 (age 81)
Waldmünchen, Germany
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubLudwigshafener Ruderverein
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Coxed four
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1970 St. Catharines Coxed four
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1969 Klagenfurt Coxed four
Gold medal – first place 1971 Copenhagen Coxed four
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Moscow Coxless pair

Alois Bierl (born 8 September 1943) is a German rower who competed for West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]

He was born in Waldmünchen and member of the Ludwigshafener Ruderverein. He competed at the 1970 World Rowing Championships in St. Catharines in the coxed four and won gold.[2] He competed at the 1971 European Rowing Championships and won a gold medal with the coxed four.[3] In 1972 he was a crew member of the West German boat which won the gold medal in the coxed four event.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alois Bierl". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Vierer mit Steuermann – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. Four with coxswain – Men]. Sport-Komplett.de (in German). Archived from the original on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Alois BIERL". International Rowing Federation. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2018.


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