| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's rowing | ||
Representing  Germany | ||
 | 1900 Paris | Coxed four A |
Gustav-Adolf Moths (born 21 September 1877 in Hamburg, date of death unknown) was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was the coxswain with the German crew in the coxed four A semi-final, but he did not compete in the final. However the IOC medal database credits the bronze medal to him and not to Max Ammermann, who participated in the final. [1]
At the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, four events in rowing were contested, marking the introduction of the sport to the Olympic program. At the inaugural 1896 Games, the rowing competition was cancelled due to strong winds. The 1900 regatta was held on the Seine between the Courbevoie Bridge and the Asnières Bridge on 25 and 26 August. The length of the regatta course was 1,750 metres. Two finals were held in the coxed four competition, with both finals being considered Olympic championships. Thus, there were a total of five rowing championships awarded.
Gustav Felix Flatow was a German gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens and at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. Flatow was Jewish, and was born in Berent, West Prussia. In 1892, he moved to Berlin.
Germany competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
The men's coxed four was one of the competitions in the Rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics events in Paris. The competition was plagued by controversy involving which boats should advance to the final. In one of the most unusual decisions in Olympic history, two separate finals were held for the event, each of which is still considered an Olympic championship by the International Olympic Committee. The crews of all six boats to compete in the two finals are Olympic medallists.
According to the official statistics, one gymnast, Adolf Spinnler, and one wrestler, Gustav Thiefenthaler, from Switzerland competed at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, United States.
Gustav Adolf Bayer was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Norwegian team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event.
Gustav Schürger was a German water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Adolf van der Voort van Zijp was a Dutch horse rider who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Gustav Ludwig Goßler was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.
Adolf Möller was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the German crew who won the bronze medal in the coxed fours final A.
Max Ammermann was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was the coxswain the German boat Favorite Hammonia, which won the bronze medal in the coxed fours final A. However the IOC medal database credits the bronze medal only to Gustav Moths, who participated only in the semi-final.
Gustav Adolf Friedrich Gottfried Rau was a German track and field athlete who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He was born in Frankfurt.
Johann Adolf Friedrich Maier was a German rower who competed in three Olympic games from 1928 to 1936. In Los Angeles, he won a silver medal, along with Karl Aletter, Walter Flinsch and Ernst Gaber in the coxless four. In Berlin, he won a gold medal, along with Paul Söllner, Walter Volle, Fritz Bauer and Ernst Gaber in the coxed four. He was killed during World War II while serving in North Africa. Gustav Maier was his elder brother with whom he had competed in the 1928 Olympics.
Gustav Schäfer was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Gustav-Adolf Sjöberg was a Swedish sport shooter who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics. In 1908 he was a member of the Swedish team which won the silver medal in the free rifle team event. He also finished fourth in the 300 metre free rifle competition.
Klaus Köste was a German gymnast. He won a gold medal in the vault at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He competed for East Germany and won bronze medals in the team all-around event in three Olympics, in 1964, 1968 and 1972. He was particularly strong on the horizontal bar, winning the 1971 and 1973 European championships and a bronze medal at the 1970 World championship in this event.
Gustav Schmidt was a West German sprint canoeist, born in Duisburg, who competed in the 1950s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds and a silver. Schmidt also finished fourth in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
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