Friedrich-Wilhelm Ulrich

Friedrich-Wilhelm Ulrich
	Ulrich (second from left) with Harald Jährling as stroke and cox Georg Spohr in 1976
Personal information
Born	20 October 1953 (age 70); Packebusch, East Germany
Height	194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	103 kg (227 lb)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	SC Magdeburg
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing East Germany
Olympic Games
World Rowing Championships
European Rowing Championships

Last updated September 01, 2024

Friedrich-Wilhelm Ulrich (born 20 October 1953) is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

He was born in Packebusch. In 1976 he was a crew member of the East German boat which won the gold medal in the coxed pairs event. Four years later he won his second gold medal with the East German boat in the coxed pairs competition.^[1]

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References

↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Friedrich-Wilhelm Ulrich". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

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[SR_profile-1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Friedrich-Wilhelm Ulrich". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

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