Hugo Waser

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Hugo Waser
Personal information
Born (1936-08-09) 9 August 1936 (age 86)
Stansstad
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1968 Mexico City Coxed four
World Rowing Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1962 Lucerne Coxless pair
European Rowing Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1969 Klagenfurt Coxed four

Hugo Waser (born 9 August 1936) is a Swiss rower who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, in the 1964 Summer Olympics, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Waser was born in Stansstad. [1] In 1960 Waser was eliminated in the repechage of the single sculls event. [1] Four years later he was a crew member of the Swiss boat which finished eleventh in the coxed pair competition. At the 1968 Games he won the bronze medal with the Swiss boat in the coxed four competition. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hugo Waser". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2018.