Markus Gier

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Markus Gier
Personal information
Born (1970-01-01) 1 January 1970 (age 55)
St. Gallen, Switzerland
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Relatives Michael Gier (brother)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubSeeclub Rorschach
Medal record
Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Men's rowing
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Lwt double sculls
World Rowing Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1989 Bled Lwt quad sculls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Montreal Lwt double sculls
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1993 Račice Lwt double sculls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Indianapolis Lwt double sculls
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Tampere Lwt double sculls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Cologne Lwt double sculls

Markus Gier (born 1 January 1970) is a Swiss competition rower and Olympic champion. He hails from Sankt Gallen.

Gier and his brother Michael won a gold medal in lightweight double sculls at the 1996 Summer Olympics. [1] The brothers also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where they finished fifth. [1]

He was in the silver medal-winning lightweight quad scull in Bled in 1989 along with Reto Fierz (bow), Philipp Ferlber (seat 2), and Cirillo Ghielmetti (seat 3). [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Markus Gier". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "(LM4x) Lightweight Men's Quadruple Sculls – Final". International Rowing Federation . Retrieved 12 May 2018.


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