Gustav Schäfer (rower)

Gustav Schäfer
Personal information
Born22 September 1906 (1906-09-22)
Johanngeorgenstadt, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire
Died12 December 1991 (1991-12-13) (aged 85)
Munich, Germany
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Nazi Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1936 Berlin Single sculls
Gold Cup Challenge
Gold medal – first place 1936 Philadelphia Single sculls
European Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1934 Lucerne Single sculls

Gustav Schäfer (22 September 1906 – 12 December 1991) was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

He was born in Johanngeorgenstadt.[2] In 1911, his family moved to Dresden. Schäfer's sporting career started in swimming. After school, he trained as a baker. He first tried rowing in 1929 when a rowing club in the suburb of Blasewitz made its club house available for a dance; he started training in March 1929.[3]

At the 1936 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the single sculls competition.[2] He died in Munich in 1991.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Olympedia – Gustav Schäfer". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gustav Schäfer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Beim Spielen an der Seine entdeckt: Knirps steuert Ruderer zum Gold". Die Welt (in German). 15 September 2000. Retrieved 8 June 2018.


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