 Horst Effertz in 1964 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 4 August 1938 (age 85) Düsseldorf, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (200 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | RC Germania Düsseldorf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Horst Effertz (born 4 August 1938) is a retired German rower who won a gold medal in the coxed fours at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Four years later he competed in the coxless fours and finished in sixth place. [1] Effertz won two European titles in 1959 and 1964 and finished second in 1958. [2]
Olof Hindrik "Olle" Larsson was a Swedish rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He won a silver medal in the coxed fours and finished fourth in the eights competition. He won two silver medals in these events at the 1955 European Championships.
Ivar Mauritz Aronsson was a Swedish rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He won a silver medal in the coxed fours and finished fourth in the eights competition. He won two silver medals in these events at the 1955 European Championships.
Bertil Edvard Göransson was a Swedish rowing coxswain who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He won a silver medal in the coxed fours and finished fourth in the eights competition. He won two silver medals in these events at the 1955 European Championships.
Klaus Bittner is a retired German rower who won two Olympic medals for the United Team of Germany: a gold and a silver in the eights in 1960 and 1964, respectively. He also won four European titles in fours and eights between 1959 and 1964.
Gerd Cintl was a West German rower who competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Renato Bosatta is a retired Italian rower. He won a silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics and a European title in 1961 in the coxless fours. He then changed to the coxed fours and won a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics and a bronze at the 1964 European Championships. At the 1968 Games he again competed in the coxless fours and won a bronze medal.
Peter Neusel was a German rower who had his best achievements in the coxed fours. In this event he won a world title in 1962, a European title in 1963 and a gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He died on 22 July 2021, at the age of 79.
Bernhard Britting is a retired German rower who had his best achievements in the coxed fours. In this event he won a world title in 1962, a European title in 1963 and a gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Jürgen Oelke is a retired German rowing coxswain who had his best achievements in the coxed fours. In this event he won a world title in 1962, a European title in 1963 and a gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Emilio Trivini was an Italian rower who had his best achievements in the coxed fours. In this event he won a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics and a bronze at the 1964 European Championships. His team finished fourth at the 1968 Games.
Volodymyr Ivanovych Sterlyk is a retired Ukrainian rower. He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics and finished in fifth, third and fourth place in the eights, eights and coxed fours events, respectively. Between 1963 and 1971 he won two gold, four silver and one bronze medals at European and world championships.
Erik Petersen is a retired Danish rower. Together with Bjørn Hasløv, Kurt Helmudt and John Hansen he won a gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1964 European Championships in the coxless fours event. He also won a bronze medal at the 1970 World Rowing Championships with another team.
Kurt Helmudt was a Danish rower. Together with Bjørn Hasløv, Erik Petersen and John Hansen he won a gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1964 European Championships in the coxless fours event. He also won a bronze medal at the 1970 World Rowing Championships with another team.
Ştefan Tudor was a Romanian rower.
Petre Ceapura is a retired Romanian rower. He competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1980 Olympics in the coxed fours (1968) and coxed pairs and won a bronze medal in 1972, placing fourth in 1980. In 1970, he became the first world champion in rowing from Romania. He also won three bronze medals at the European championships in 1967–1973. After retiring from competitions, he worked as a coach at his club Dinamo București.
Vladimír Petříček is a retired Czech rowing coxswain who competed for Czechoslovakia. He had his best achievements in the coxed pairs with Oldřich Svojanovský and Pavel Svojanovský, winning the European title in 1969, an Olympic silver medal in 1972, and a world championships bronze medal in 1974. He also won a bronze medal in the coxed fours at the 1972 Olympics and finished fourth in 1976.
Günter Schroers is a retired German rower who specialized in the coxless fours. In this event he won three medals at European championships of 1959–1964 and finished in sixth place at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Karl Sture Lennart Hansson was a Swedish rower who won two medals at the European championships in 1955 and 1959, in the coxed fours and eights. He finished fourth in the eights at the 1956 Summer Olympics, and also competed at the 1960 Olympics in coxless and coxed pairs.
Kjell Hansson was a Swedish rower who won a bronze medal in the coxed fours at the 1959 European Championships. He competed in the eights at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and finished in fourth place in 1956.
Peter Hertel is a retired West German rower who won the 1966 world title in the eights. Earlier in 1965 he won the national title and a European silver medal in coxed fours.
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