Thomas Ahrens (rowing)

Thomas Ahrens
Personal information
Born	27 May 1948 (age 75); Mölln, Germany
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	Ratzeburger RC
Medal record
Representing Germany
Summer Olympics
Representing West Germany
World Rowing Championships
European Rowing Championships

Last updated September 03, 2023

Thomas Ahrens (born 27 May 1948) is a retired German coxswain who was most successful in the eights. In this event he won a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics,^[1]^[2] a world title in 1962, and two European titles in 1963 and 1964.^[3]

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References

↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Thomas Ahrens". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
↑ Thomas Ahrens at World Rowing
↑ Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter), Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Achter – Herren at sport-komplett.de

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[r1-1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Thomas Ahrens". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.

[r2-2] Thomas Ahrens at World Rowing

[r3-3] Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter), Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Achter – Herren at sport-komplett.de

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