Heinrich Bender

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Heinrich Bender
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born(1902-12-02)2 December 1902
Mosbach, Germany
Died10 July 1943(1943-07-10) (aged 40)
Gouria, Greece
Sport
Sport Rowing

Heinrich Bender (2 December 1902 10 July 1943) was a German rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1932 Summer Olympics. [1] He was killed in action during World War II. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Heinrich Bender Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.