Johannes Thomas

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Johannes Thomas (born 11 September 1949) is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

He was born in Dresden. In 1976 he was the coxswain of the East German boat which won the silver medal in the coxed four event. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Johannes Thomas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2018.